Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version by allowing them to eat the sacred offerings and so bring upon them guilt requiring payment. I am the LORD, who makes them holy.’” New Living Translation by allowing unauthorized people to eat them. This would bring guilt upon them and require them to pay compensation. I am the LORD who makes them holy.” English Standard Version and so cause them to bear iniquity and guilt, by eating their holy things: for I am the LORD who sanctifies them.” Berean Standard Bible by allowing the people to eat the sacred offerings and thus to bear the punishment for guilt. For I am the LORD who sanctifies them.” King James Bible Or suffer them to bear the iniquity of trespass, when they eat their holy things: for I the LORD do sanctify them. New King James Version or allow them to bear the guilt of trespass when they eat their holy offerings; for I the LORD sanctify them.’ ” New American Standard Bible and thereby bring upon them punishment for guilt by eating their holy gifts; for I am the LORD who sanctifies them.’” NASB 1995 and so cause them to bear punishment for guilt by eating their holy gifts; for I am the LORD who sanctifies them.’” NASB 1977 and so cause them to bear punishment for guilt by eating their holy gifts; for I am the LORD who sanctifies them.’” Legacy Standard Bible and so cause them to bear punishment for guilt by eating their holy gifts; for I am Yahweh who makes them holy.’” Amplified Bible and so cause them [by neglect of any essential observance] to bear the punishment of guilt when they eat their holy things; for I am the LORD who sanctifies them.’” Christian Standard Bible by letting the people eat their holy offerings and having them bear the penalty of restitution. For I am the LORD who sets them apart.” Holman Christian Standard Bible by letting the people eat their holy offerings and having them bear the penalty of restitution. For I am Yahweh who sets them apart.” American Standard Version and so cause them to bear the iniquity that bringeth guilt, when they eat their holy things: for I am Jehovah who sanctifieth them. Contemporary English Version Don't let them become guilty of eating this sacred food. Remember--I am the LORD, the one who makes these offerings holy. English Revised Version and so cause them to bear the iniquity that bringeth guilt, when they eat their holy things: for I am the LORD which sanctify them. GOD'S WORD® Translation They must make those people pay the penalty for their guilt because they have eaten the priests' holy offerings. I am the LORD, who sets them apart as holy." Good News Translation by letting any unauthorized people eat them; this would bring guilt and punishment on such people. I am the LORD and I make the offerings holy." International Standard Version thereby causing them to bear the punishment of their iniquity for wrongdoing when they eat their sacred things, because I am the LORD, who sets them apart." Majority Standard Bible by allowing the people to eat the sacred offerings and thus to bear the punishment for guilt. For I am the LORD who sanctifies them.? NET Bible and so cause them to incur a penalty for guilt when they eat their holy offerings, for I am the LORD who sanctifies them.'" New Heart English Bible and so cause them to bear the iniquity that brings guilt, when they eat their holy things: for I am the LORD who sanctifies them.'" Webster's Bible Translation Or suffer them to bear the iniquity of trespass, when they eat their holy things: for I the LORD do sanctify them. World English Bible and so cause them to bear the iniquity that brings guilt when they eat their holy things; for I am Yahweh who sanctifies them.’” Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionor have caused them to bear the iniquity of the guilt-offering in their eating their holy things; for I [am] YHWH, sanctifying them.” Young's Literal Translation nor have caused them to bear the iniquity of the guilt-offering in their eating their holy things; for I am Jehovah, sanctifying them.' Smith's Literal Translation And for them to take up the sin of trespass in their eating the holies: for I Jehovah consecrating them. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleLest perhaps they bear the iniquity of their trespass, when they shall have eaten the sanctified things. I am the Lord who sanctify them. Catholic Public Domain Version lest perhaps they may suffer the iniquity of their offense, when they will have eaten what has been sanctified. I am the Lord, who sanctifies them. New American Bible nor make them incur a penalty when they eat their sacred offerings. For I, the LORD, make them holy. New Revised Standard Version causing them to bear guilt requiring a guilt offering, by eating their sacred donations: for I am the LORD; I sanctify them. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd thus shall suffer for the iniquity and sins, when they eat of their holy things; for I am the LORD who sanctifies them. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And they shall take upon them evil and sins when they eat of their holy things, because I AM LORD JEHOVAH who hallows them.’” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917and so cause them to bear the iniquity that bringeth guilt, when they eat their holy things; for I am the LORD who sanctify them. Brenton Septuagint Translation So should they bring upon themselves the iniquity of trespass in their eating their holy things: for I am the Lord that sanctifies them. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Restrictions Against the Unclean…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 18:22 No longer may the Israelites come near to the Tent of Meeting, or they will incur guilt and die. Numbers 18:3 And they shall attend to your duties and to all the duties of the Tent; but they must not come near to the furnishings of the sanctuary or the altar, or both they and you will die. Deuteronomy 15:19-23 You must set apart to the LORD your God every firstborn male produced by your herds and flocks. You are not to put the firstborn of your oxen to work, nor are you to shear the firstborn of your flock. / Each year you and your household are to eat it before the LORD your God in the place the LORD will choose. / But if an animal has a defect, is lame or blind, or has any serious flaw, you must not sacrifice it to the LORD your God. ... Malachi 1:7-8 By presenting defiled food on My altar. But you ask, ‘How have we defiled You?’ By saying that the table of the LORD is contemptible. / When you offer blind animals for sacrifice, is it not wrong? And when you present the lame and sick ones, is it not wrong? Try offering them to your governor! Would he be pleased with you or show you favor?” asks the LORD of Hosts. Malachi 1:12-14 “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. / “But cursed is the deceiver who has an acceptable male in his flock and vows to give it, but sacrifices a defective animal to the Lord. For I am a great King,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and My name is to be feared among the nations. 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. 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. ... 1 Samuel 2:29 Why then do you kick at My sacrifice and offering that I have prescribed for My dwelling place? You have honored your sons more than Me by fattening yourselves with the best of all the offerings of My people Israel.’ 1 Corinthians 11:27-29 Therefore, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord. / Each one must examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup. / For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body eats and drinks judgment on himself. 1 Corinthians 10:21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot partake in the table of the Lord and the table of demons too. Hebrews 13:10 We have an altar from which those who serve at the tabernacle have no right to eat. Hebrews 9:7 But only the high priest entered the second room, and then only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance. Hebrews 9:14 how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God! Treasury of Scripture Or suffer them to bear the iniquity of trespass, when they eat their holy things: for I the LORD do sanctify them. bear Leviticus 7:18 And if any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings be eaten at all on the third day, it shall not be accepted, neither shall it be imputed unto him that offereth it: it shall be an abomination, and the soul that eateth of it shall bear his iniquity. Psalm 38:4 For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me. Isaiah 53:11,12 He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities… for I 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 20:8 And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I am the LORD which sanctify you. Jump to Previous Allowing Bear Cause Caused Causing Eat Eating Food Gifts Guilt Guilt-Offering Hallow Holy Iniquity Makes Offerings Payment Punishment Requiring Sacred Sanctifies Sanctifieth Sanctify Sanctifying Sin Suffer TrespassJump to Next Allowing Bear Cause Caused Causing Eat Eating Food Gifts Guilt Guilt-Offering Hallow Holy Iniquity Makes Offerings Payment Punishment Requiring Sacred Sanctifies Sanctifieth Sanctify Sanctifying Sin Suffer TrespassLeviticus 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 by allowing the people to eat the sacred offerings This phrase refers to the regulations concerning the consumption of offerings that were set apart for the priests and their families. In the context of Leviticus, sacred offerings were meant to be consumed only by those who were ritually clean and authorized, primarily the priests. Allowing unauthorized individuals to eat these offerings would desecrate what was holy. This reflects the broader biblical principle of maintaining the sanctity of what is dedicated to God, as seen in the story of Nadab and Abihu (Leviticus 10:1-2) and the warning against profaning holy things (Ezekiel 22:26). and thus to bear the punishment for guilt. For I am the LORD who sanctifies them.” Persons / Places / Events 1. PriestsThe primary audience of Leviticus 22, responsible for maintaining the sanctity of the sacred offerings. 2. Sacred Offerings These are the holy gifts presented to God, which must be handled with reverence and purity. 3. Israelites The broader community affected by the priests' actions, as they bring offerings to God. 4. The LORD God, who sanctifies and sets apart the offerings and the people. 5. Tabernacle The central place of worship where offerings are made, representing God's presence among His people. Teaching Points Holiness in ServiceThe priests' role in maintaining the sanctity of offerings underscores the importance of holiness in service to God. As believers, we are called to serve with integrity and purity. Responsibility and Accountability The passage highlights the responsibility of leaders to guide others in righteousness. Spiritual leaders today must be vigilant in their duties to prevent others from falling into sin. Sanctification by God God is the one who sanctifies. Our efforts in holiness are empowered by His grace. We must rely on Him to purify and set us apart for His purposes. Community Impact The actions of the priests affected the entire community. Our personal holiness and obedience have a ripple effect on those around us, influencing the spiritual health of our community. Reverence for Sacred Things The sacred offerings symbolize our worship and devotion. We must approach our relationship with God with reverence, recognizing the sacredness of our spiritual practices.(16) Or suffer them to bear the iniquity of trespass.--Better, Moreover, they shall not cause them to bear the iniquity. That is, not only are the priests themselves prohibited to treat with profanity the sacred gifts, but they are to realise that it is incumbent upon them to guard these sacrifices so carefully as not to cause the Israelites to contract sin by transgressing the laws by eating holy things which are put in their way through culpable negligence. Hebrew by allowing the people to eatבְּאָכְלָ֖ם (bə·’ā·ḵə·lām) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 398: To eat the sacred offerings קָדְשֵׁיהֶ֑ם (qā·ḏə·šê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 6944: A sacred place, thing, sanctity and thus to bear וְהִשִּׂ֤יאוּ (wə·hiś·śî·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take the punishment עֲוֺ֣ן (‘ă·wōn) Noun - common singular construct Strong's 5771: Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity for guilt. אַשְׁמָ֔ה (’aš·māh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 819: Guiltiness, a fault, the presentation of a, sin-offering For כִּ֛י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction I אֲנִ֥י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I am the LORD יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel who sanctifies מְקַדְּשָֽׁם׃ (mə·qad·də·šām) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 6942: To be set apart or consecrated them.’” פ (p̄) Punctuation Strong's Hebrew Links Leviticus 22:16 NIVLeviticus 22:16 NLT Leviticus 22:16 ESV Leviticus 22:16 NASB Leviticus 22:16 KJV Leviticus 22:16 BibleApps.com Leviticus 22:16 Biblia Paralela Leviticus 22:16 Chinese Bible Leviticus 22:16 French Bible Leviticus 22:16 Catholic Bible OT Law: Leviticus 22:16 And so cause them to bear (Le Lv Lev.) |
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