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Leviticus 21:22

21:21 No man that hath a blemish of the seed of Aaron the priest shall come nigh to offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire: he hath a blemish; he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God.
He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.

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He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.

He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.

He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.

21:23 Only he shall not go in unto the vail, nor come nigh unto the altar, because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my sanctuaries: for I the LORD do sanctify them.

What does Leviticus 21:22 mean?

Leviticus 21:22 is a verse in the book of Leviticus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אָכַל (ʼâkal), לֶחֶם (lechem), אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym).

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He
shall
eatאָכַלʼâkal/aw-kal'/H398to eat (literally or figuratively)
the
breadלֶחֶםlechem/lekh'-em/H3899food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
of
his
God,אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîym/el-o-heem'/H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
both
of
the
mostקֹדֶשׁqôdesh/ko'-desh/H6944a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
holy,קֹדֶשׁqôdesh/ko'-desh/H6944a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
and
of
the
holy.קֹדֶשׁqôdesh/ko'-desh/H6944a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Leviticus 21:22.

1 Samuel 21:6

So the priest gave him hallowed bread: for there was no bread there but the shewbread, that was taken from before the LORD, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away.

Amos 7:12

Also Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou seer, go, flee thee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there:

Haggai 2:12

If one bear holy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and with his skirt do touch bread, or pottage, or wine, or oil, or any meat, shall it be holy? And the priests answered and said, No.

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What does Leviticus 21:22 say?

Leviticus 21:22 (King James Version) reads: "He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy."

Is Leviticus 21:22 in the Old or New Testament?

Leviticus 21:22 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Leviticus.

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