Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The priests must not desecrate the sacred offerings the Israelites present to the LORD New Living Translation The priests must not let the Israelites defile the sacred offerings brought to the LORD English Standard Version They shall not profane the holy things of the people of Israel, which they contribute to the LORD, Berean Standard Bible The priests must not profane the sacred offerings that the Israelites present to the LORD King James Bible And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer unto the LORD; New King James Version They shall not profane the holy offerings of the children of Israel, which they offer to the LORD, New American Standard Bible And they shall not profane the holy gifts of the sons of Israel, which they offer to the LORD, NASB 1995 They shall not profane the holy gifts of the sons of Israel which they offer to the LORD, NASB 1977 ‘And they shall not profane the holy gifts of the sons of Israel which they offer to the LORD, Legacy Standard Bible They shall not profane the holy gifts of the sons of Israel which they raise up to Yahweh, Amplified Bible The priests shall not profane the holy things the Israelites offer to the LORD, Christian Standard Bible The priests must not profane the holy offerings the Israelites give to the LORD Holman Christian Standard Bible The priests must not profane the holy offerings the Israelites give to the LORD American Standard Version And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer unto Jehovah, Contemporary English Version I warn you not to treat lightly the offerings that are brought by the people of Israel. English Revised Version And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer unto the LORD; GOD'S WORD® Translation Priests must not dishonor the holy offerings that the Israelites contribute to the LORD. Good News Translation The priests shall not profane the sacred offerings International Standard Version They are not to defile the sacred things of the Israelis that they have offered to the LORD, Majority Standard Bible The priests must not profane the sacred offerings that the Israelites present to the LORD NET Bible They must not profane the holy offerings which the Israelites contribute to the LORD, New Heart English Bible The priests shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer to the LORD, Webster's Bible Translation And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel which they offer to the LORD; World English Bible The priests shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer to Yahweh, Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand they do not defile the holy things of the sons of Israel—that which they lift up to YHWH, Young's Literal Translation and they do not pollute the holy things of the sons of Israel -- that which they lift up to Jehovah, Smith's Literal Translation And they shall not profane the holies of the sons of Israel which they shall lift up to Jehovah; Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd they shall not profane the sanctified things of the children of Israel, which they offer to the Lord: Catholic Public Domain Version And they shall not contaminate what has been sanctified from the sons of Israel, which they offer to the Lord, New American Bible The priests shall not allow the sacred offerings which the Israelites contribute to the LORD to be profaned New Revised Standard Version No one shall profane the sacred donations of the people of Israel, which they offer to the LORD, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd the children of Israel shall not profane the holy things which they offer to the LORD; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And the children of Israel shall not pollute the holy things that they offer to LORD JEHOVAH; OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they set apart unto the LORD; Brenton Septuagint Translation And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer to the Lord. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Restrictions Against the Unclean…14If anyone eats a sacred offering in error, he must add a fifth to its value and give the sacred offering to the priest. 15The priests must not profane the sacred offerings that the Israelites present to the LORD 16by allowing the people to eat the sacred offerings and thus to bear the punishment for guilt. For I am the LORD who sanctifies them.”… Cross References Numbers 18:32 Once you have presented the best part of it, you will not incur guilt because of it. But you must not defile the sacred offerings of the Israelites, or else you will die.’” Numbers 18:11-13 And this is yours as well: the offering of their gifts, along with all the wave offerings of the Israelites. I have given this to you and your sons and daughters as a permanent statute. Every ceremonially clean person in your household may eat it. / I give you all the freshest olive oil and all the finest new wine and grain that the Israelites give to the LORD as their firstfruits. / The firstfruits of everything in their land that they bring to the LORD will belong to you. Every ceremonially clean person in your household may eat them. Deuteronomy 18:3-5 This shall be the priests’ share from the people who offer a sacrifice, whether a bull or a sheep: the priests are to be given the shoulder, the jowls, and the stomach. / You are to give them the firstfruits of your grain, new wine, and oil, and the first wool sheared from your flock. / For the LORD your God has chosen Levi and his sons out of all your tribes to stand and minister in His name for all time. Exodus 29:33 They must eat those things by which atonement was made for their ordination and consecration. But no outsider may eat them, because these things are sacred. Nehemiah 13:29 Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood and the covenant of the priesthood and of the Levites. Malachi 1:12-13 “But you profane it when you say, ‘The table of the Lord is defiled, and as for its fruit, its food is contemptible.’ / You also say: ‘Oh, what a nuisance!’ And you turn up your nose at it,” says the LORD of Hosts. “You bring offerings that are stolen, lame, or sick! Should I accept these from your hands?” asks the LORD. 1 Samuel 2:12-17 Now the sons of Eli were wicked men; they had no regard for the LORD / or for the custom of the priests with the people. When any man offered a sacrifice, the servant of the priest would come with a three-pronged meat fork while the meat was boiling / and plunge it into the pan or kettle or cauldron or cooking pot. And the priest would claim for himself whatever the meat fork brought up. This is how they treated all the Israelites who came to Shiloh. ... Ezekiel 44:7-9 In addition to all your other abominations, you brought in foreigners uncircumcised in both heart and flesh to occupy My sanctuary; you defiled My temple when you offered My food—the fat and the blood; you broke My covenant. / And you have not kept charge of My holy things, but have appointed others to keep charge of My sanctuary for you.’ / This is what the Lord GOD says: No foreigner uncircumcised in heart and flesh may enter My sanctuary—not even a foreigner who lives among the Israelites. Ezekiel 22:26 Her priests do violence to My law and profane My holy things. They make no distinction between the holy and the common, and they fail to distinguish between the clean and the unclean. They disregard My Sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them. Isaiah 56:6-7 And the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD to minister to Him, to love the name of the LORD, and to be His servants—all who keep the Sabbath without profaning it and who hold fast to My covenant— / I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.” Matthew 7:6 Do not give dogs what is holy; do not throw your pearls before swine. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces. 1 Corinthians 9:13 Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings? Hebrews 13:10 We have an altar from which those who serve at the tabernacle have no right to eat. Romans 15:16 to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. 1 Peter 2:5 you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. Treasury of Scripture And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer to the LORD; 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. 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. 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. Jump to Previous Apart Children Common Desecrate Gifts Holy Israel Israelites Lift Offer Offerings Pollute Present Priests Profane SacredJump to Next Apart Children Common Desecrate Gifts Holy Israel Israelites Lift Offer Offerings Pollute Present Priests Profane SacredLeviticus 22 1. The priests in their uncleanness must abstain from the holy things6. How they shall be cleansed 10. Who of the priest's house may eat of the holy things 17. The sacrifices must be without blemish 26. The age of the sacrifice 29. The law of eating the sacrifice of thanksgiving The priests The Hebrew word for "priests" is "kohen," which refers to those set apart for the service of God in the tabernacle and later the temple. The role of the priest was crucial in maintaining the holiness and purity of the worship practices of Israel. They acted as mediators between God and the people, and their conduct was to reflect the sanctity of their office. Historically, the priesthood was established through Aaron and his descendants, emphasizing a lineage of holiness and dedication to God's service. must not profane the sacred offerings the Israelites present to the LORD Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The priests must notוְלֹ֣א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no profane יְחַלְּל֔וּ (yə·ḥal·lə·lū) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 2490: To bore, to wound, to dissolve, to profane, to break, to begin, to play the sacred offerings קָדְשֵׁ֖י (qā·ḏə·šê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 6944: A sacred place, thing, sanctity the Israelites בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son present יָרִ֖ימוּ (yā·rî·mū) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7311: To be high actively, to rise, raise to the LORD לַיהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel Links Leviticus 22:15 NIVLeviticus 22:15 NLT Leviticus 22:15 ESV Leviticus 22:15 NASB Leviticus 22:15 KJV Leviticus 22:15 BibleApps.com Leviticus 22:15 Biblia Paralela Leviticus 22:15 Chinese Bible Leviticus 22:15 French Bible Leviticus 22:15 Catholic Bible OT Law: Leviticus 22:15 The priests shall not profane the holy (Le Lv Lev.) |