Leviticus 22:12

Easy To Read Version

A priest’s daughter might marry a person who is not a priest. If she does that, then she can’t eat any of the holy offerings.

Cross References

Isaiah 40:13

No person told the Lord’s Spirit\par what he should do.\par No person told the Lord\par how to do the things he did.\par

Leviticus 21:3

his unmarried [372] sister. (This sister is close to him because she has no husband. So the priest may make himself unclean for her {if she dies}.)

Leviticus 22:11

But if the priest buys a person as a slave with his own money, then that person may eat some of the holy things. {Slaves} that were born in the priest’s house may also eat some of the priest’s food.

Leviticus 22:13

A priest’s daughter might become a widow, [393] or she might become divorced. If she does not have any children {to support her} and she goes back to her father’s house {where she lived} as a child, then she can eat some of her father’s food. But only people from a priest’s family can eat this food.