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Leviticus 21:22

He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.

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לֶ֣חֶםlechembreadלֶחֶםnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “bread”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3899food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)(shew-) bread, [idiom] eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.אֱלֹהָ֔יוelohayvGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.מִקָּדְשֵׁ֖יmiqadeshefrom consecratedקֹדֶשׁpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “from consecrated”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6944a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctityconsecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, ([idiom] most) holy ([idiom] day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.הַקֳּדָשִׁ֑יםhaqodashimthe consecratedקֹדֶשׁdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the consecrated”, the ordinary formH6944a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctityconsecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, ([idiom] most) holy ([idiom] day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.וּמִןuminand fromמִןconjunction, preposition — “and from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.הַקֳּדָשִׁ֖יםhaqodashimthe consecratedקֹדֶשׁdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the consecrated”, the ordinary formH6944a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctityconsecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, ([idiom] most) holy ([idiom] day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.יֹאכֵֽלyokheleatאָכַלverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “eat”, an unfinished actionH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He may eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy:

Young’s Literal Translation

'Bread of his God — of the most holy things, and of the holy things — he doth eat;

World English Bible

He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.

Darby Translation

The bread of his God, of the most holy and of the holy, shall he eat;

Douay-Rheims

He shall eat nevertheless of the loaves, that are offered in the sanctuary,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He may eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The gifts of God are most holy, and he shall eat of the holy things.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τὰ δῶρα τοῦ Θεοῦ τὰ ἅγια τῶν ἁγίων, καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν ἁγίων φάγεται.