But if the priest’s daughter be a widow, or divorced, and have no child, and is returned unto her father’s house, as in her youth, she shall eat of her father’s meat: but there shall no stranger eat thereof.
But if a priest's daughter becomes a widow or gets divorced and has no children, and she returns to live in her father's house like when she was young, then she can eat her father's food from the holy offerings. But no outsider is allowed to eat any of it.
This verse is explaining that a priest's daughter who returns home after becoming widowed or divorced (with no children) can again share in the special food reserved for priestly families.
📚 Historical Context
In ancient Israel, priests received portions of sacrificial offerings as their food and income since they had no other inheritance. When a priest's daughter married, she would eat at her husband's table, but if she returned home due to widowhood or divorce without children to support her, she regained the privilege of eating the holy food. This was part of God's provision for the Levitical priesthood and their families.
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