"All the males among the children of Aaron shall eat of it. {It shall be} a statute for ever in your generations concerni…" — Leviticus 6:18

Leviticus 6:18 · KJV

“All the males among the children of Aaron shall eat of it. {It shall be} a statute for ever in your generations concerning the offerings of the LORD made by fire: every one that toucheth them shall be holy.”

— Leviticus 6:18

Verse 17

It shall not be baken with leaven. I have given it {unto them for} their portion of my offerings made by fire; it {is} most holy, as {is} the sin offering, and as the trespass offering.

Verse 19

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Leviticus 6 — Context

And the remainder thereof shall Aaron and his sons eat: with unleavened bread shall it be eaten in the holy place; in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation they shall eat it.

It shall not be baken with leaven. I have given it {unto them for} their portion of my offerings made by fire; it {is} most holy, as {is} the sin offering, and as the trespass offering.

All the males among the children of Aaron shall eat of it. {It shall be} a statute for ever in your generations concerning the offerings of the LORD made by fire: every one that toucheth them shall be holy.

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

This {is} the offering of Aaron and of his sons, which they shall offer unto the LORD in the day when he is anointed; the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a meat offering perpetual, half of it in the morning, and half thereof at night.

Cross References

Leviticus 6:29

All the males among the priests shall eat thereof: it {is} most holy.

Numbers 18:10

In the most holy {place} shalt thou eat it; every male shall eat it: it shall be holy unto thee.

1 Peter 1:16

Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.

Haggai 2:12-14

If one bear holy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and with his skirt do touch bread, or pottage, or wine, or oil, or any meat, shall it be holy? And the priests answered and said, No.

Leviticus 22:3-7

Say unto them, Whosoever {he be} of all your seed among your generations, that goeth unto the holy things, which the children of Israel hallow unto the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from my presence: I {am} the LORD.

Leviticus 6:27

Whatsoever shall touch the flesh thereof shall be holy: and when there is sprinkled of the blood thereof upon any garment, thou shalt wash that whereon it was sprinkled in the holy place.

Exodus 29:37

Seven days thou shalt make an atonement for the altar, and sanctify it; and it shall be an altar most holy: whatsoever toucheth the altar shall be holy.

1 Peter 2:9

But ye {are} a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: {peculiar: or, purchased} {praises: or, virtues}