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Leviticus 21:15

so that he does not defile his offspring among his people, for I am the LORD who sanctifies him.”

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ASV

And he shall not profane his seed among his people: for I am Jehovah who sanctifieth him.

KJV

Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the Lord do sanctify him.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-and notH3808 →
יְחַלֵּ֥לye.cha.Lelhe will profaneH2490 →
זַרְע֖וֹzar.'Ooffspring hisH2233 →
בְּעַמָּ֑יוbe.'a.Mavamong kinspeople<s> hisH5971 →
כִּ֛יkiforH3588 →
אֲנִ֥י'a.NiIH589 →
יְהוָ֖הYah.weh[am] YahwehH3068 →
מְקַדְּשֽׁוֹ׃ פme.ka.de.Sho[who] sets apart as holy himH6942 →

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Leviticus 10:3Then 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.Exodus 29:44So I will consecrate the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and I will consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve Me as priests.1 Corinthians 7:14For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.Romans 11:16If the first part of the dough is holy, so is the whole batch; if the root is holy, so are the branches.Leviticus 22:32You must not profane My holy name. I must be acknowledged as holy among the Israelites. I am the LORD who sanctifies you,Nehemiah 13:23–29In those days I also saw Jews who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.Genesis 18:19For I have chosen him, so that he will command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, in order that the LORD may bring upon Abraham what He has promised.”Malachi 2:15Has not the LORD made them one, having a portion of the Spirit? And why one? Because He seeks godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith with the wife of your youth.Ezra 2:62These men searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.Leviticus 21:8You 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.Malachi 2:11Judah has broken faith; an abomination has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem. For Judah has profaned the LORD’s beloved sanctuary by marrying the daughter of a foreign god.Ezra 9:2Indeed, the Israelites have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and their sons, so that the holy seed has been mixed with the people of the land. And the leaders and officials have taken the lead in this unfaithfulness!”Ezekiel 20:12I also gave them My Sabbaths as a sign between us, so that they would know that I am the LORD who sanctifies them.Malachi 2:8But you have departed from the way, and your instruction has caused many to stumble. You have violated the covenant of Levi,” says the LORD of Hosts.

About Leviticus

Moses and Aaron Appear before Pharaoh — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Moses and Aaron Appear before Pharaoh — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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