Leviticus 22:32
in Leviticus 22You must not profane My holy name. I must be acknowledged as holy among the Israelites. I am the LORD who sanctifies you,
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And ye shall not profane my holy name; but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel: I am Jehovah who halloweth you,
KJV
Neither shall ye profane my holy name; but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel: I am the Lord which hallow you,
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This verse in Leviticus 22
Commentary
6 notes on this verseNeither shall ye profane my holy name - God’s name is profaned or rendered common when we treat his commands as we often do those of our fellows, when they do not appear to have self-interest to recommend them. He therefore profanes God’s holy name who does not both implicitly believe and conscientiously obey all his words and all his precepts. I will be hallowed among the children of Israel - The words children of Israel, בני ישראל beney Yishrael, which so frequently occur, should be translated either the descendants or posterity of Israel, or the people of Israel.
This site's exposition
You are to keep My commandments and practice them
on Leviticus 22:31-33
The chapter closes on "I am the LORD", which stands in place of a reason. The verb behind "acknowledged as holy" in verse 32 is the one Moses used to Aaron over Nadab and Abihu at 10:3. Verse 33 grounds it in the God who brought Israel out of Egypt.
This site's exposition
I must be acknowledged as holy
John Wesley saw God hallowed in two ways, by Israel keeping His commands and upon Israel in His judgments. Adam Clarke held that a man profanes the holy name when he treats God's commands as he treats those of his fellows. The rules of this chapter keep the name holy.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
Hallowed, or sanctified, either by you in keeping my holy commands, or upon you in executing my holy and righteous judgments. I will manifest myself to be an holy God that will not bear the transgression of my laws.
Neither shall ye profane my holy name,....
God will be a loser in his glory by no man at last; but sooner or later will recover his right, either in the repentance of sinners or in their ruin.
The words behind it
12 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְלֹ֤א | velo' | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| תְחַלְּלוּ֙ | techalelu | you will profane | H2490 → | 143 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| שֵׁ֣ם | shem | [the] name of | H8034 → | 864 times |
| קָדְשִׁ֔י | kodshi | holiness my | H6944 → | 469 times |
| וְנִ֨קְדַּשְׁתִּ֔י | venikdashti | and I will show myself holy | H6942 → | 171 times |
| בְּת֖וֹךְ | betokh | in among | H8432 → | 418 times |
| בְּנֵ֣י | benei | [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| אֲנִ֥י | ʾani | I | H589 → | 874 times |
| יְהוָ֖ה | yahweh | [am] Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| מְקַדִּשְׁכֶֽם׃ | mekadishkhem | [who] sets apart as holy you | H6942 → | 171 times |
וְלֹ֤אand not
velo'H3808 →5168 times
תְחַלְּלוּ֙you will profane
techaleluH2490 →143 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
שֵׁ֣ם[the] name of
shemH8034 →864 times
קָדְשִׁ֔יholiness my
kodshiH6944 →469 times
וְנִ֨קְדַּשְׁתִּ֔יand I will show myself holy
venikdashtiH6942 →171 times
בְּת֖וֹךְin among
betokhH8432 →418 times
בְּנֵ֣י[the] people of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
אֲנִ֥יI
ʾaniH589 →874 times
יְהוָ֖ה[am] Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
מְקַדִּשְׁכֶֽם׃[who] sets apart as holy you
mekadishkhemH6942 →171 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Matthew 6:9So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.
it leads to
- Revelation 4:11
“Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things; by Your will they exist and came to be.”
- Luke 11:1–4
One day in a place where Jesus had just finished praying, one of His disciples requested, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”
- Romans 8:15
For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
- Revelation 4:11
Through
John 17:17Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth.
it leads to
- John 15:3
You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you.
- Psalms 119:160
The entirety of Your word is truth, and all Your righteous judgments endure forever.
- Ephesians 5:26
to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,
- 1 Peter 1:22–23
Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.
- John 17:19
For them I sanctify Myself, so that they too may be sanctified by the truth.
- John 15:3
About Leviticus
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Andrew Bonar, A Commentary on Leviticus; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.