Leviticus 22:7

“And when the sun is down, he shall be clean, and shall afterward eat of the holy things; because it is his food.”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for Leviticus 22:7

And when the Sunne is downe, he shall be cleane, and shall afterward eate of the holy things, because it is his food.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

'But when the sun sets, he will be clean, and afterward he shall eat of the holy {gifts,} for it is his food.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And when the sun is down, he shall be clean; and afterward he shall eat of the holy things, because it is his bread.
- American Standard Version (1901)

And when the sun has gone down he will be clean; and after that he may take part in the holy food, because it is his bread.
- Basic English Bible

When the sun has set, he will become clean, and then he may eat from the sacred offerings, for they are his food.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

and when the sun goeth down, he shall be clean, and may afterwards eat of the holy things; for it is his food.
- Darby Bible

And the sun is down, then being purified, he shall eat of the sanctified things, because it is his meat.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

And when the sun is down, he shall be clean; and afterward he shall eat of the holy things, because it is his bread.
- English Revised Version

When the sun is down, he shall be clean; and afterward he shall eat of the holy things, because it is his bread.
- World English Bible

Bible Commentary for Leviticus 22:7

Wesley's Notes for Leviticus 22:7


22:7 His food - His portion, the means of his subsistence. This may be added, to signify why there was no greater nor longer a penalty put upon the priests than upon the people in the same case, because his necessity craved some mitigation: tho' otherwise the priests being more sacred persons, deserved a greater punishment.


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