Leviticus 22:9
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The priests must keep My charge, lest they bear the guilt and die because they profane it. I am the LORD who sanctifies them.”
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“The priests must keep My charge, lest they bear the guilt and die because they profane it. I am the LORD who sanctifies them.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“They shall therefore keep my charge, lest they bear sin for it, and die therein, if they profane it: I am Jehovah who sanctifieth them.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`And they have kept My charge, and bear no sin for it, that they have died for it when they pollute it; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah sanctifying them.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Leviticus 22:9 — 6 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 10:1Now 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.
- Leviticus 16:2And 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 22:16by allowing the people to eat the sacred offerings and thus to bear the punishment for guilt. For I am the LORD who sanctifies them.”
- Numbers 18:22No longer may the Israelites come near to the Tent of Meeting, or they will incur guilt and die.
- 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.’”
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