Leviticus 6:18
ContextNETBible | Every male among the sons of Aaron may eat it. It is a perpetual allotted portion 1 throughout your generations 2 from the gifts of the Lord. Anyone who touches these gifts 3 must be holy.’” 4 |
XREF | Ex 29:37; Le 3:17; Le 6:29; Le 21:21,22; Le 22:3-7; Nu 18:10; Hag 2:12-14; Zec 14:20,21; 1Pe 1:16; 1Pe 2:9 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Or “a perpetual regulation”; cf. NASB “a permanent ordinance”; NRSV “as their perpetual due.” 2 tn Heb “for your generations”; cf. NIV “for the generations to come.” 3 tn Heb “touches them”; the referent has been specified in the translation for clarity. In this context “them” must refer to the “gifts” of the 4 tn Or “anyone/anything that touches them shall become holy” (J. Milgrom, Leviticus [AB], 1:443-56). The question is whether this refers to the contagious nature of holy objects (cf. NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT) or whether it simply sets forth a demand that anyone who touches the holy gifts of the |