Leviticus 22:15
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The priests must not profane the sacred offerings that the Israelites present to the LORD”
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“The priests must not profane the sacred offerings that the Israelites present to the LORD”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer unto the Lord;”
King James Version · Public Domain“And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer unto Jehovah,”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and they do not pollute the holy things of the sons of Israel--that which they lift up to Jehovah,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Leviticus 22:15 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 28:43Aaron 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.
- Leviticus 19:8Whoever 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 22:9The priests must keep My charge, lest they bear the guilt and die because they profane it. I am the LORD who sanctifies them.
- Numbers 18:32Once 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.’”
- Ezekiel 22:26Her 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 disregard My Sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them.
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