Leviticus 6:18 “Any male among the sons of Aaron may eat it. This is a permanent porti…”

Leviticus 6:18

Any male among the sons of Aaron may eat it. This is a permanent portion from the food offerings to the LORD for the generations to come. Anything that touches them will become holy.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

All the males among the children of Aaron shall eat of it. It shall be a statute for ever in your generations concerning the offerings of the LORD made by fire: every one that toucheth them shall be holy.

World English Bible

Every male among the children of Aaron shall eat of it, as their portion forever throughout your generations, from the offerings of the LORD made by fire. Whoever touches them shall be holy.’”

American Standard Version

Every male among the children of Aaron shall eat of it, as his portion for ever throughout your generations, from the offerings of Jehovah made by fire: whosoever toucheth them shall be holy.

Geneva Bible 1599

All the males among the children of Aaron shall eate of it: It shalbe a statute for euer in your generations concerning the offrings of the Lord, made by fire: whatsoeuer toucheth them shall be holy.

Darby Translation

All the males among the children of Aaron shall eat of it. [It is] an everlasting statute in your generations, [their portion] of Jehovah's offerings by fire: whatever toucheth these shall be holy.

Young's Literal Translation

Every male among the sons of Aaron doth eat it — a statute age-during to your generations, out of the fire-offerings of Jehovah: all that cometh against them is holy.'

Bible in Basic English

Every male among the children of Aaron may have it for food; it is their right for ever through all your generations, from the offerings made by fire to the Lord: anyone touching them will be holy.

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Cross references

“the males”

Leviticus 6:29 Numbers 18:10 Leviticus 21:21 Leviticus 21:22

Leviticus 6:29 · BSB

Any male among the priests may eat it; it is most holy.

Numbers 18:10 · BSB

You are to eat it as a most holy offering, and every male may eat it. You shall regard it as holy.

Leviticus 21:21 · BSB

No descendant of Aaron the priest who has a defect shall approach to present the food offerings to the LORD. Since he has a defect, he is not to come near to offer the food of his God.

Leviticus 21:22 · BSB

He may eat the most holy food of his God as well as the holy food,

“It shall”

Leviticus 3:17

Leviticus 3:17 · BSB

This is a permanent statute for the generations to come, wherever you live: You must not eat any fat or any blood.”

“every one”

Leviticus 22:3–7 Exodus 29:37 Haggai 2:12–14 1 Peter 1:16 1 Peter 2:9 Zechariah 14:20

Leviticus 22:3–7 · BSB

Tell them that for the generations to come, if any of their descendants in a state of uncleanness approaches the sacred offerings that the Israelites consecrate to the LORD, that person must be cut off from My presence.…

Exodus 29:37 · BSB

For seven days you shall make atonement for the altar and consecrate it. Then the altar will become most holy; whatever touches the altar will be holy.

Haggai 2:12–14 · BSB

If a man carries consecrated meat in the fold of his garment, and it touches bread, stew, wine, oil, or any other food, does that item become holy?’” “No,” replied the priests.

1 Peter 1:16 · BSB

for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”

1 Peter 2:9 · BSB

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

Zechariah 14:20 · BSB

On that day, HOLY TO THE LORD will be inscribed on the bells of the horses, and the cooking pots in the house of the LORD will be like the sprinkling bowls before the altar.

Also

Leviticus 6:27

Leviticus 6:27 · BSB

Anything that touches its flesh will become holy, and if any of the blood is spattered on a garment, you must wash it in a holy place.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

17It must not be baked with leaven; I have assigned it as their portion of My food offerings. It is most holy, like the sin offering and the guilt offering.

19Then the LORD said to Moses,

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