Leviticus 24:9
in Leviticus 24It belongs to Aaron and his sons, who are to eat it in a holy place; for it is to him a most holy part of the offerings made by fire to the LORD—his portion forever.”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And it shall be for Aaron and his sons; and they shall eat it in a holy place: for it is most holy unto him of the offerings of Jehovah made by fire by a perpetual statute.
KJV
And it shall be Aaron’s and his sons’; and they shall eat it in the holy place: for it is most holy unto him of the offerings of the Lord made by fire by a perpetual statute.
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This verse in Leviticus 24
Commentary
4 notes on this verseIt - The old bread now to be taken away. Made by fire - The incense was offered by fire, and that for or instead of the bread, and therefore the bread was reputed as if it had been so offered.
This site's exposition
Every sabbath he shall set it in order
on Leviticus 24:8-9
The bread is changed every seventh day and the arrangement is called an everlasting covenant, so a loaf that goes stale in a week carries a word that does not. What comes off the table belongs to Aaron and his sons, who eat it in the holy place as most holy. David ate that bread at Nob when he was hungry and running from Saul in 1 Samuel 21:6, and Jesus argued from the case at Matthew 12:3-4 that the priests themselves were blameless when the sabbath bent for a man in need.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church1 voice
And that which is added in conclusion, "And they shall be for Aaron and his sons," contains a mystery which can be understood in two ways. For surely Aaron in company with his sons eats the holy loaves that are taken from the table of …
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And it shall be Aaron's and his sons',....
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
AND THE SON OF AN ISRAELITE WOMAN, WHOSE FATHER WAS AN EGYPTIAN, WENT OUT, etc. This means that he went out among the children of Israel, 520 In the Hebrew, the word vayeitzei (and he went out) is not adjoined to the phrase, among the children of Israel.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 5 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
15 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהָֽיְתָה֙ | vehaytah | and it will belong | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| לְאַהֲרֹ֣ן | leaharon | to Aaron | H175 → | 347 times |
| וּלְבָנָ֔יו | ulevanav | and to sons his | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| וַאֲכָלֻ֖הוּ | vaakhaluhu | and they will eat it | H398 → | 810 times |
| בְּמָק֣וֹם | bemakom | in a place | H4725 → | 401 times |
| קָדֹ֑שׁ | kadosh | holy | H6918 → | 116 times |
| כִּ֡י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| קֹדֶשׁ֩ | kodesh | [is] a holy thing of | H6944 → | 469 times |
| קָֽדָשִׁ֨ים | kadashim | holy things | H6944 → | 469 times |
| ה֥וּא | hu' | it | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| ל֛וֹ | lo | for <the> him | ||
| מֵאִשֵּׁ֥י | meishei | from [the] fire offerings of | H801 → | 65 times |
| יְהוָ֖ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| חָק־ | chok- | a prescribed portion of | H2706 → | 127 times |
| עוֹלָֽם׃ ס | olam | perpetuity | H5769 → | 438 times |
וְהָֽיְתָה֙and it will belong
vehaytahH1961 →3559 times
לְאַהֲרֹ֣ןto Aaron
leaharonH175 →347 times
וּלְבָנָ֔יוand to sons his
ulevanavH1121 →4930 times
וַאֲכָלֻ֖הוּand they will eat it
vaakhaluhuH398 →810 times
בְּמָק֣וֹםin a place
bemakomH4725 →401 times
קָדֹ֑שׁholy
kadoshH6918 →116 times
כִּ֡יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
קֹדֶשׁ֩[is] a holy thing of
kodeshH6944 →469 times
קָֽדָשִׁ֨יםholy things
kadashimH6944 →469 times
ה֥וּאit
hu'H1931 →1879 times
ל֛וֹfor <the> him
lo
מֵאִשֵּׁ֥יfrom [the] fire offerings of
meisheiH801 →65 times
יְהוָ֖הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
חָק־a prescribed portion of
chok-H2706 →127 times
עוֹלָֽם׃ סperpetuity
olamH5769 →438 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Mark 2:26During the high priesthood of Abiathar, he entered the house of God and ate the consecrated bread, which was lawful only for the priests. And he gave some to his companions as well.”
it leads to
- Leviticus 24:5–9
You are also to take fine flour and bake twelve loaves, using two-tenths of an ephah for each loaf,
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- 2 Samuel 8:17
Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was the scribe;
- 1 Samuel 21:1
Then David came to Nob, to Ahimelech the priest. And when Ahimelech met David, he trembled and asked him, “Why are you alone? Why is no one with you?”
- 1 Chronicles 24:6
The scribe, Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a Levite, recorded their names in the presence of the king and of the officers: Zadok the priest, Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the heads of families of…
- Leviticus 24:5–9
Through
Leviticus 6:16Aaron and his sons are to eat the remainder. It must be eaten without leaven in a holy place; they are to eat it in the courtyard of the Tent of Meeting.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 44:29
They shall eat the grain offerings, the sin offerings, and the guilt offerings. Everything in Israel devoted to the LORD will belong to them.
- Leviticus 2:3
The remainder of the grain offering shall belong to Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the offerings made by fire to the LORD.
- Leviticus 10:12–13
And Moses said to Aaron and his remaining sons, Eleazar and Ithamar, “Take the grain offering that remains from the offerings made by fire to the LORD and eat it without leaven beside the…
- Ezekiel 44:29
Through
Leviticus 8:31And Moses said to Aaron and his sons, “Boil the meat at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and eat it there with the bread that is in the basket of ordination offerings,…
it leads to
- Exodus 29:31–32
You are to take the ram of ordination and boil its flesh in a holy place.
- Exodus 29:31–32
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This page draws on Bede, On the Tabernacle 1.7; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.