Parallel Verses

American Standard Version

There shall no stranger eat of the holy thing: a sojourner of the priest's, or a hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing.

New American Standard Bible

No layman, however, is to eat the holy gift; a sojourner with the priest or a hired man shall not eat of the holy gift.

King James Version

There shall no stranger eat of the holy thing: a sojourner of the priest, or an hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing.

Holman Bible

“No one outside a priest’s family is to eat the holy offering. A foreigner staying with a priest or a hired hand is not to eat the holy offering.

International Standard Version

"No resident alien is to eat anything sacred. Neither the visitor of the priest nor a hired laborer is to eat anything sacred.

A Conservative Version

There shall no stranger eat of the holy thing. A sojourner of the priest's, or a hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing.

Amplified

‘No layman [that is, someone outside of Aaron’s family] is to eat the holy gift [which has been offered to God]; a foreigner residing with the priest or a hired man shall not eat the holy thing.

Bible in Basic English

No outside person may take of the holy food, or one living as a guest in the priest's house, or a servant working for payment.

Darby Translation

And no stranger shall eat the holy thing; the sojourner with the priest, and the hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing.

Julia Smith Translation

And any stranger shall not eat the holy thing: a sojourner of the priest and a hireling shall not eat the holy thing.

King James 2000

There shall no stranger eat of the holy thing: a sojourner of the priest, or a hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing.

Lexham Expanded Bible

" '{No stranger shall eat} [the] votive offering; nor shall a temporary resident with a priest or a hired worker eat [the] votive offering.

Modern King James verseion

There shall no stranger eat of the holy things. A tenant of a priest, or a hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

"'There shall no stranger eat of the hallowed things, neither a guest of the priests, or a hired servant.

NET Bible

"'No lay person may eat anything holy. Neither a priest's lodger nor a hired laborer may eat anything holy,

New Heart English Bible

"'No stranger shall eat of the holy thing: a foreigner living with the priests, or a hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing.

The Emphasized Bible

And, no stranger, shall eat what is hallowed, - neither, one who dwelleth with a priest nor a hireling shall eat what is hallowed.

Webster

There shall no stranger eat of the holy thing: a sojourner of the priest, or a hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing.

World English Bible

"'No stranger shall eat of the holy thing: a foreigner living with the priests, or a hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing.

Youngs Literal Translation

'And no stranger doth eat of the holy thing; a settler of a priest and an hireling doth not eat of the holy thing;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
eat
אכל 
'akal 
Usage: 809

of the holy thing
קדשׁ 
Qodesh 
Usage: 470

תּשׁב תּושׁב 
Towshab 
Usage: 14

of the priest
כּהן 
Kohen 
Usage: 750

or an hired servant
שׂכיר 
Sakiyr 
Usage: 17

shall not eat
אכל 
'akal 
Usage: 809

References

Context Readings

Priests And Their Food

9 They shall therefore keep my charge, lest they bear sin for it, and die therein, if they profane it: I am Jehovah who sanctifieth them. 10 There shall no stranger eat of the holy thing: a sojourner of the priest's, or a hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing. 11 But if a priest buy any soul, the purchase of his money, he shall eat of it; and such as are born in his house, they shall eat of his bread.

Cross References

1 Samuel 21:6

So the priest gave him holy bread ; for there was no bread there but the showbread, that was taken from before Jehovah, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away.

Matthew 12:4

how he entered into the house of God, and ate the showbread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them that were with him, but only for the priests?

Exodus 29:33

And they shall eat those things wherewith atonement was made, to consecrate and to sanctify them: but a stranger shall not eat thereof, because they are holy.

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