Leviticus 7:6
Every male among the priests shall eat thereof: it shall be eaten in the holy place: it is most holy.
Cross-reference
Leviticus 2:3 assigns the same 'most holy' status to grain offerings, also given to priests for consumption.
In Leviticus 6:16-18, the grain offering is also eaten by priests in a holy place as most holy, matching 7:6.
In Leviticus 6:29, the sin offering has the same rule: every male priest may eat it as most holy.
Leviticus 6:17 equates the grain offering to the guilt offering as 'most holy', linking both to priestly food.
Leviticus 10:17 rebukes not eating the sin offering in the sanctuary, reinforcing the same requirement for most holy offerings.
Leviticus 14:13 declares the guilt offering 'most holy' and belonging to the priest, directly matching Leviticus 7:6.
Numbers 18:10 repeats the same regulation: male priests must eat most holy offerings in a holy place.
Ezekiel 42:13 reaffirms this rule in the temple vision: priests eat most holy offerings only in the holy chambers.
Ezekiel 44:29 extends the same principle: priests are to eat the sin, trespass, and meal offerings — confirming the priestly portion.
Hosea 4:8 condemns priests who greedily desire sin offerings for food, in direct contrast to the holy regulation here.
Paul in 1 Corinthians 9:13 uses this principle — priests live from temple offerings — to argue for supporting ministers.
Numbers 5:9 gives all holy offerings to the priest, a broader principle that includes the rule in Leviticus 7:6.
Numbers 18:8 gives priests charge of consecrated things as a portion, supporting the priestly consumption rule of Leviticus 7:6.