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Leviticus 22:15

Israel

13 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.

14 And if a man eat of the holy thing unwittingly, then he shall put the fifth part thereof unto it, and shall give it unto the priest with the holy thing.

And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer unto the LORD;

16 Or suffer them to bear the iniquity of trespass, when they eat their holy things: for I the LORD do sanctify them.

17 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
The priests must not profane the sacred offerings that the Israelites present to the LORD
KJV
And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer unto the LORD;
WEB
The priests shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer to the LORD,
ASV
And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer unto Jehovah,
DARBY
And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel which they offer unto Jehovah,
BLB
And they shall not profane the holy things of the sons of Israel, which they offer to YHWH,
ÅB
Prestene skal ikke vanhellige de hellige gaver som Israels barn ofrer til Herren,
OTB
Prestene må sørge for at de hellige offergavene som israelittene presenterer for Herren blir behandlet med respekt
B1930
Prestene skal ikke vanhellige de hellige gaver som Israels barn ofrer til Herren,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Numbers 18:32

    And ye shall bear no sin by reason of it, when ye have heaved from it the best of it: neither shall ye pollute the holy things of the children of Israel, lest ye die.

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  • Leviticus 19:8

    Therefore every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the hallowed thing of the LORD: and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

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  • Leviticus 22:9

    They shall therefore keep mine ordinance, lest they bear sin for it, and die therefore, if they profane it: I the LORD do sanctify them.

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  • Ezekiel 22:26

    Her priests have violated my law, and have profaned mine holy things: they have put no difference between the holy and profane, neither have they shewed difference between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.

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