Leviticus 22:12

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A priest’s daughter might marry a man who is not a priest. If she does that, she cannot eat any of the holy offerings.

Cross References

Isaiah 40:13

Who could know the Lord’s mind? Who could be his teacher or give him advice?

Leviticus 21:3

his unmarried 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, that person may eat some of the holy things. Slaves who 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, or she might be 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, she can eat some of her father’s food. But only people from a priest’s family can eat this food.