The Meaning of Leviticus 7:6 Explained

Leviticus 7:6

KJV: Every male among the priests shall eat thereof: it shall be eaten in the holy place: it is most holy.

YLT: Every male among the priests doth eat it; in the holy place it is eaten -- it is most holy;

Darby: Every male among the priests shall eat thereof; in a holy place shall it be eaten: it is most holy.

ASV: Every male among the priests shall eat thereof: it shall be eaten in a holy place: it is most holy.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Every male  among the priests  shall eat  thereof: it shall be eaten  in the holy  place:  it [is] most  holy. 

What does Leviticus 7:6 Mean?

Context Summary

Leviticus 7:1-10 - Laws Of The Sin- And Trespass-Offerings
The peculiar sanctity of the flesh of the sin- and the trespass-offerings is clearly emphasized throughout this paragraph. Notice the repeated phrase, "it is most holy." This seems intended to emphasize the holiness of our Lord, who, though He became a sin-offering for us all, knew no sin, neither was guile found in His mouth. He was searched with the minutest scrutiny, but Pilate, Herod and Judas agreed in asserting that in Him there was no fault. He was holy, harmless and separate from sin.
Never was our Lord more absolutely "the Holy One of God" than when He was numbered with the transgressors and bare the sin of many. The Cross was the climax of His obedience. How watchful we should be against anything that might soil us in our handling of sin in its infinite ramifications. As the priests, who dealt with these offerings, were permitted to eat of the flesh, are we not reminded that we derive the richest sustenance of our spiritual life by humble, penitent and thankful meditation on the finished work of the Cross? [source]

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 7

1  The law of the trespass offering
11  and of the peace offering
12  whether it be for a thanksgiving
16  or a vow, or a free will offering
22  the fat and the blood are forbidden
28  The priests' portion in the peace offerings
35  The whole summed up

What do the individual words in Leviticus 7:6 mean?

Every male among the priests may eat it in a place holy it shall be eaten most [is] most holy it
כָּל־ זָכָ֥ר בַּכֹּהֲנִ֖ים יֹאכְלֶ֑נּוּ בְּמָק֤וֹם קָדוֹשׁ֙ יֵאָכֵ֔ל קֹ֥דֶשׁ קָֽדָשִׁ֖ים הֽוּא

כָּל־  Every 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
זָכָ֥ר  male 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: זָכָר  
Sense: male (of humans and animals) adj.
בַּכֹּהֲנִ֖ים  among  the  priests 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: כֹּהֵן  
Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.
יֹאכְלֶ֑נּוּ  may  eat  it 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine singular
Root: אָכַל  
Sense: to eat, devour, burn up, feed.
בְּמָק֤וֹם  in  a  place 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מָקֹום  
Sense: standing place, place.
קָדוֹשׁ֙  holy 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: קָדֹושׁ  
Sense: sacred, holy, Holy One, saint, set apart.
יֵאָכֵ֔ל  it  shall  be  eaten 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָכַל  
Sense: to eat, devour, burn up, feed.
קֹ֥דֶשׁ  most 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: קֹדֶשׁ  
Sense: apartness, holiness, sacredness, separateness.
קָֽדָשִׁ֖ים  [is]  most  holy 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: קֹדֶשׁ  
Sense: apartness, holiness, sacredness, separateness.

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