This shows how completely a purchased bondsman was incorporated into the household. See Exodus 21:2, note; Exodus 21:20–21, note.

But if the priest buy any soul. —The case, however, was different with heathen slaves whom the priest purchased. These were admitted into …

But if the priest buy [any] soul with his money, he shall eat of it
Whether any of his own nation, who sometimes, wh…

In this chapter, we have various laws concerning the priests and sacrifices, all for preserving the honour of the sanctuary. Let us recollect with …