Leviticus 21:6
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They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God: for the offerings of the Lord made by fire, and the bread of their God, they do offer: therefore they shall be holy.They must be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God. Because they present to the LORD the offerings made by fire, the food of their God, they must be holy.
In other translations
They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God: for the offerings of the Lord made by fire, and the bread of their God, they do offer: therefore they shall be holy.They must be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God. Because they present to the LORD the offerings made by fire, the food of their God, they must be holy.
Hebrew words
קְדֹשִׁיםkedoshimholyH6918יִהְיוּyihyuthey will beH1961לֵאלֹהֵיהֶםleloheihemto God theirH430וְלֹאvelo'and notH3808יְחַלְּלוּyechaleluthey will profaneH2490שֵׁםshem[the] name ofH8034אֱלֹהֵיהֶם'eloheihemGod theirH430כִּיkiforH3588אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853אִשֵּׁי'ishei[the] fire offerings ofH801יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068לֶחֶםlechem[the] food ofH3899אֱלֹהֵיהֶם'eloheihemGod theirH430הֵםhemtheyH1992מַקְרִיבִםmakrivim[are] presentingH7126וְהָיוּvehayuand they will beH1961קֹדֶשׁ׃kodesha holy thingH6944
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Related verses
- Leviticus 3:11And the priest shall burn it upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire unto the Lord.Then the priest is to burn them on the altar as food, an offering made by fire to the LORD.
- Leviticus 18:21And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the Lord.You must not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molech, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.
- 1 Peter 2:9But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
- Ezra 8:28And I said unto them, Ye are holy unto the Lord; the vessels are holy also; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering unto the Lord God of your fathers.Then I told them, “You are holy to the LORD, and these articles are holy. The silver and gold are a freewill offering to the LORD, the God of your fathers.
- Malachi 1:6-76 A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the Lord of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name? 7 Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the Lord is contemptible.6 “A son honors his father, and a servant his master. But if I am a father, where is My honor? And if I am a master, where is your fear of Me?” says the LORD of Hosts to you priests who despise My name. “But you ask, ‘How have we despised Your name?’ 7 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.
- Leviticus 10:3Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the Lord spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace.Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the LORD meant when He said: ‘To those who come near Me I will show My holiness, and in the sight of all the people I will reveal My glory.’” But Aaron remained silent.
- Leviticus 21:8Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto thee: for I the Lord, which sanctify you, am holy.You are to regard him as holy, since he presents the food of your God. He shall be holy to you, because I the LORD am holy—I who set you apart.
- Isaiah 52:11Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the Lord.Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing; come out from it, purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD.
- Leviticus 19:12And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the Lord.You must not swear falsely by My name and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.
- Exodus 29:44And I will sanctify the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar: I will sanctify also both Aaron and his sons, to minister to me in the priest’s office.So I will consecrate the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and I will consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve Me as priests.
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