10 'And no stranger doth eat of the holy thing; a settler of a priest and an hireling doth not eat of the holy thing; 11 and when a priest buyeth a person, the purchase of his money, he doth eat of it, also one born in his house; they do eat of his bread. 12 'And a priest's daughter, when she is a strange man's,—she, of the heave-offering of the holy things doth not eat; 13 and a priest's daughter, when she is a widow, or cast out, and hath no seed, and hath turned back unto the house of her father, as 'in' her youth, of her father's bread she doth eat; but no stranger doth eat of it. 14 'And when a man doth eat of a holy thing through ignorance, then he hath added its fifth part to it, and hath given 'it' to the priest, with the holy thing; 15 and they do not pollute the holy things of the sons of Israel—that which they lift up to Jehovah, 16 nor have caused them to bear the iniquity of the guilt-offering in their eating their holy things; for I 'am' Jehovah, sanctifying them.'
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Leviticus 22:10-16
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Laws concerning the priests and sacrifices.
In this chapter we have divers laws concerning the priests and sacrifices, all for preserving the honour of the sanctuary. Let us recollect with gratitude that our great High Priest cannot be hindered by any thing from the discharge of his office. Let us also remember, that the Lord requires us to reverence his name, his truths, his ordinances, and commandments. Let us beware of hypocrisy, and examine ourselves concerning our sinful defilements, seeking to be purified from them in the blood of Christ, and by his sanctifying Spirit. Whoever attempts to expiate his own sin, or draws near in the pride of self-righteousness, puts as great an affront on Christ, as he who comes to the Lord's table from the gratification of sinful lusts. Nor can the minister who loves the souls of the people, suffer them to continue in this dangerous delusion. He must call upon them, not only to repent of their sins, and forsake them; but to put their whole trust in the atonement of Christ, by faith in his name, for pardon and acceptance with God; thus only will the Lord make them holy, as his own people.