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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.
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The "Family Only" Rule
Commentators clarify that a "stranger" in this context was not a foreigner, but any Israelite outside the priest's immediate household. This included temporary residents ("sojourners") and hired workers. The rule was about family connection to the priesthood, not nationality. Only those considered permanent members of the priest's household could partake.
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Leviticus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Stranger - One of another family. See Exodus 29:33 note.
19th Century
Anglican
There shall no stranger eat of the holy thing. —By “stranger” here is meant a non-Aaronite who was a stranger to the priestly family, thou…
16th Century
Protestant
There shall no stranger. It was also necessary to add this, so that the majesty of sacred things might not be impaired. For if it had been…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
There shall no stranger eat [of] the holy thingAny one of the holy things, as the heave shoulder, wave breast. By a …
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