Leviticus 22:15 BSB

Leviticus 22:15

The priests must not profane the sacred offerings that the Israelites present to the LORD

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer unto Jehovah,

KJV

And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer unto the Lord;

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Commentary

1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

These verses are rather difficult. Their meaning appears to be: “The holy things of the children of Israel which are heaved before Yahweh” (see Lev 7:30) “shall not be profaned; and they shall incur a sin of trespass who eat of their holy things (so as to profane them).”

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְלֹ֣א	ve.Lo'	and not	H3808 →
יְחַלְּל֔וּ	ye.cha.le.Lu	they will profane	H2490 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
קָדְשֵׁ֖י	ka.de.Shei	[the] holy things of	H6944 →
בְּנֵ֣י	be.Nei	[the] people of	H1121 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
אֵ֥ת	'et	<obj.>	H853 →
אֲשֶׁר־	'a.Sher-	which	H834 →
יָרִ֖ימוּ	ya.Ri.mu	they will lift up	H7311 →
לַיהוָֽה׃	la.Yah.weh	to Yahweh	H3068 →

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Where the connections lead

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Through
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…
leads to
- Leviticus 10:10
  You must distinguish between the holy and the common, between the clean and the unclean,
- Ezekiel 44:23
  They are to teach My people the difference between the holy and the common, and show them how to discern between the clean and the unclean.
- Ezekiel 22:8
  You have despised My holy things and profaned My Sabbaths.
- Malachi 2:8
  But 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.
- Micah 3:11–12
  Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster…
Through
Leviticus 22:9
The priests must keep My charge, lest they bear the guilt and die because they profane it. I am the LORD who sanctifies them.
leads to
- Exodus 28:43
  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…
Through
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.’”
leads to
- Leviticus 19:8
  Whoever eats it will bear his iniquity, for he has profaned what is holy to the LORD. That person must be cut off from his people.
- Leviticus 22:2
  “Tell Aaron and his sons to treat with respect the sacred offerings that the Israelites have consecrated to Me, so that they do not profane My holy name. I am the LORD.

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

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Where the connections lead

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