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Leviticus 22:11

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22:11but if a priest buys a person with his own money,21 that person22 may eat the holy offerings,23 and those born in the priest’s24 own house may eat his food.25

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  1. 21 Heb “and a priest, if he buys a person, the property of his silver.”
  2. 22 Heb “he”; the referent (the person whom the priest has purchased) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  3. 23 Heb “eat it”; the referent (the holy offerings) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  4. 24 Heb “his”; the referent (the priest) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  5. 25 Heb “and the [slave] born of his house, they shall eat in his food.” The , , ., ., and some of have plural “ones born,” which matches the following plural “they” pronoun and the plural form of the verb.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

but if a priest buys a slave as his property for money, the slave may eat of it, and anyone born in his house may eat of his food.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But if a priest buys a slave with money, or if slaves are born in his household, they may eat his food.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But if a priest purchases someone with his own silver, that person may eat it, and those born in his house may eat his food.

NLTNew Living Translation

However, if the priest buys a slave for himself, the slave may eat from the sacred offerings. And if his slaves have children, they also may share his food.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But a priest, if with his money he buys a person as his possession, that one may eat it, and the descendants of his house themselves may eat his food.

KJV 1900King James Version

But if the priest buy any soul with his money, he shall eat of it, and he that is born in his house: they shall eat of his meat.