Leviticus 22:13

But if the priest’s daughter be a widow, or divorced, and have no child, and is returned unto her father’s house, as in her youth, she shall eat of her father’s meat: but there shall be no stranger eat thereof.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
priest’s	כֹּהֵן֩ ko.Hen	H3548	literally one officiating · noun, common masculine singular absolute
daughter	וּבַת u.vat-	H1323	a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms… · conjunction + noun, common feminine singular construct
widow	אַלְמָנָ֣ה 'al.ma.Nah	H490	a widow · noun, common feminine singular absolute
divorced	וּגְרוּשָׁ֗ה u.ge.ru.Shah	H1644	to drive out from a possession · conjunction + verb, qal passive participle, feminine singular absolute
child	וְזֶרַע֮ ve.ze.Ra'	H2233	seed · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular absolute
returned	וְשָׁבָ֞ה ve.sha.Vah	H7725	to turn back (hence · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person feminine singular
father’s	אָבִ֙יהָ֙ 'a.Vi.ha	H1	father · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
house	בֵּ֤ית beit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine singular construct
youth	כִּנְעוּרֶ֔יהָ kin.'u.Rei.ha	H5271	(only in plural collectively or emphatic form) youth · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
eat	תֹּאכֵ֑ל to.Khel	H398	to eat (literally or figuratively) · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
father’s	אָבִ֖יהָ 'a.Vi.ha	H1	father · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
meat	מִלֶּ֥חֶם mi.Le.chem	H3899	food (for man or beast) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
stranger	זָ֖ר zar	H2114	to turn aside (especially for lodging) · adjective, masculine singular absolute
eat	יֹ֥אכַל Yo.khal	H398	to eat (literally or figuratively) · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Genesis 38:11 Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at thy father’s house, till Shelah my son be grown: for he said, Lest peradvent…
Leviticus 10:14 And the wave breast and heave shoulder shall ye eat in a clean place; thou, and thy sons, and thy daughters with thee: for they be thy due,…
Numbers 18:11-19 And this is thine; the heave offering of their gift, with all the wave offerings of the children of Israel: I have given them unto thee, and…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 22:10-16

The holy things were to be eaten by the priests and their families. Now, I. Here is a law that no stranger should eat of them, that is, no person whatsoever but the priests only, and those that pertained to them, Lev 22:10. The priests are charged with this care, not to profane the holy things by permitting the strangers to eat of them (Lev 22:15) or suffer them to bear the iniquity of trespass (Lev 22:16); that is, suffer them to bring guilt upon themselves, by meddling with that which they have no right to. Thus it is commonly understood. Note, We must not only be careful that we do not bear iniquity ourselves, but we must do what we can to prevent others bearing it. We must not only not s…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 22:13

there shall no stranger eat thereof--The interdict recorded (Lev 22:10) is repeated to show its stringency. All the Hebrews, even the nearest neighbors of the priest, the members of his family excepted, were considered strangers in this respect, so that they had no right to eat of things offered at the altar.

Adam Clarke on Leviticus 22:13

But if the priest's daughter be a widow - and is returned unto her father's house - A widow in Bengal not infrequently returns to her father's house on the death of her husband: the union betwixt her and her own family is never so dissolved as among European nations. Thousands of widows in Bengal, whose husbands die before the consummation of marriage, never leave their parents - Ward.

John Gill on Leviticus 22:13

But if the priest's daughter be a widow or divorced,.... If her husband be dead, or if living, and she is put away by him, whether a Levite, or an Israelite: and have no child: by him, as the Targum of Jonathan and Jarchi add, nor is with child by him: and is returned to her father's house, as in her youth, she shall eat of her father's meat; not of all, or any part, only of some, of the heave offering, but not of the shoulder or breast, which is the tradition of the wise men, as Maimonides (m) relates. There are two cases in this affair excepted by them, which they suppose are implied in this clause; the one is, if she is detained and reserved for her husband's brother, according to the l…

Dictionary and topics

Widow · by their fathers — by their fathers
Widows · Laws respecting: When daughters of priests and childless to partake of the holy things — Laws respecting: When daughters of priests and childless to partake of the holy things

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Leviticus 22:13

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 22:10-16

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 22:13

Adam Clarke on Leviticus 22:13

John Gill on Leviticus 22:13

Dictionary and topics

Leviticus 22:13

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 22:10-16

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 22:13

Adam Clarke on Leviticus 22:13

John Gill on Leviticus 22:13

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Leviticus 22:1-16

Keil & Delitzsch on Leviticus 22:1-16

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Leviticus 22:11

Rashi on Leviticus 22:13