Leviticus 22:9
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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.The priests must keep My charge, lest they bear the guilt and die because they profane it. I am the LORD who sanctifies them.
In other translations
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.The priests must keep My charge, lest they bear the guilt and die because they profane it. I am the LORD who sanctifies them.
Hebrew words
וְשָׁמְרוּveshameruand they will keepH8104אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853מִשְׁמַרְתִּיmishmartiduty myH4931וְלֹא־velo'-and notH3808יִשְׂאוּyis'uthey will bearH5375עָלָיו'alavon itH5921חֵטְאchet'sinH2399וּמֵתוּumetuand they will dieH4191בוֹvoby <the> itכִּיkiforH3588יְחַלְּלֻהוּyechaleluhuthey will profane itH2490אֲנִי'aniIH589יְהוָהyahweh[am] YahwehH3068מְקַדְּשָׁם׃mekadesham[who] sets apart as holy themH6942
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Related verses
- Exodus 28:43And they shall be upon Aaron, and upon his sons, when they come in unto the tabernacle of the congregation, or when they come near unto the altar to minister in the holy place; that they bear not iniquity, and die: it shall be a statute for ever unto him and his seed after him.Aaron and his sons must wear them whenever they enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar to minister in the Holy Place, so that they will not incur guilt and die. This is to be a permanent statute for Aaron and his descendants.
- Numbers 18:22Neither must the children of Israel henceforth come nigh the tabernacle of the congregation, lest they bear sin, and die.No longer may the Israelites come near to the Tent of Meeting, or they will incur guilt and die.
- Numbers 18:32And 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.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.’”
- Leviticus 16:2And the Lord said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the vail before the mercy seat, which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat.And the LORD said to Moses: “Tell your brother Aaron not to enter freely into the Most Holy Place behind the veil in front of the mercy seat on the ark, or else he will die, because I appear in the cloud above the mercy seat.
- Leviticus 10:1-21 And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the Lord, which he commanded them not. 2 And there went out fire from the Lord, and devoured them, and they died before the Lord.1 Now Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu took their censers, put fire in them and added incense, and offered unauthorized fire before the LORD, contrary to His command. 2 So fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them, and they died in the presence of the LORD.
- Leviticus 22:16Or suffer them to bear the iniquity of trespass, when they eat their holy things: for I the Lord do sanctify them.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.”
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