Leviticus 21 · Verse 12

Leviticus 21:12

Neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am the Lord.
Leviticus 21:12, King James Version

Leviticus 21:12 in other translations

BSBHe must not leave or desecrate the sanctuary of his God, for the consecration of the anointing oil of his God is on him. I am the LORD.
WEBHe shall not go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him. I am the LORD.
ASVneither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am Jehovah.
YLTnor from the sanctuary doth he go out, nor doth he pollute the sanctuary of his God, for the separation of the anointing oil of his God is on him; I am Jehovah.
DARBYneither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the consecration of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am Jehovah.
BBEHe may not go out of the holy place or make the holy place of his God common; for the crown of the holy oil of his God is on him: I am the Lord.
WebsterNeither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am the LORD.

What does Leviticus 21:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 21:10-15

10-15. he that is the high priest among his brethren ... shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes--The indulgence in the excepted cases of family bereavement, mentioned above [Le 21:2, 3], which was granted to the common priests, was denied to him; for his absence from the sanctuary for the removal of any contracted defilement could not have been dispensed with, neither could he have acted as intercessor for…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 12 The crown of the anointing oil - is upon him - By his office the priest represented Christ in his sacrificial character; by his anointing, the prophetic influence; and by the crown, the regal dignity of our Lord.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Leviticus 21:12 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וּמִן\־u.min-and fromH4480
הַמִּקְדָּשׁ֙ha.mik.Dashthe sanctuaryH4720
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
יֵצֵ֔אye.Tze'he will go outH3318
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808
יְחַלֵּ֔לye.cha.Lelhe will profaneH2490
אֵ֖ת'et<obj.>H853
מִקְדַּ֣שׁmik.Dash[the] sanctuary ofH4720
אֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavGod hisH430
כִּ֡יkiforH3588
נֵ֠זֶרNe.zer[the] consecration ofH5145
שֶׁ֣מֶןShe.men[the] oil ofH8081
מִשְׁחַ֧תmish.Chat<the> anointing ofH4888
אֱלֹהָ֛יו'e.lo.HavGod hisH430
עָלָ֖יו'a.Lav[is] on himH5921
אֲנִ֥י'a.NiIH589
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.weh[am] YahwehH3068

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Leviticus 21:12

  • Leviticus 10:7

    And ye shall not go out from the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: for the anointing oil of the Lord is upon you. And they did according to the word of Moses.

  • Exodus 28:36

    And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.

  • Leviticus 8:9-12

    And he put the mitre upon his head; also upon the mitre, even upon his forefront, did he put the golden plate, the holy crown; as the Lord commanded Moses. And Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all that was therein, and sanctified them. And he sprinkled thereof upon the altar seven times, and anointed the altar and all his vessels, both the laver and his foot, to sanctify them. And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron’s head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.

  • Exodus 29:6-7

    And thou shalt put the mitre upon his head, and put the holy crown upon the mitre. Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his head, and anoint him.

  • Acts 10:38

    How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.

  • Leviticus 8:30

    And Moses took of the anointing oil, and of the blood which was upon the altar, and sprinkled it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon his sons’ garments with him; and sanctified Aaron, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons’ garments with him.

  • Isaiah 61:1

    The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
go out.
10:7
for the crown.
8:9-12,30; Ex 28:36; 29:6,7; Isa 61:1; Ac 10:38

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Leviticus 21:11

    Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;

  • Leviticus 21:12

    Neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am the Lord.

  • Leviticus 21:13

    And he shall take a wife in her virginity.

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Leviticus 21:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Ni saldrá del santuario, ni contaminará el santuario de su Dios; porque la corona del aceite de la unción de su Dios está sobre él: Yo Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et il ne sortira pas du sanctuaire, et ne profanera pas le sanctuaire de son Dieu; car la consécration de l’huile de l’onction de son Dieu est sur lui. Moi, je suis l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und aus dem Heiligtum soll er nicht hinausgehen und nicht entweihen das Heiligtum seines Gottes; denn die Weihe des Salböls seines Gottes ist auf ihm. Ich bin Jehova.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Nec egredietur de sanctis, ne polluat sanctuarium Domini, quia oleum sanctæ unctionis Dei sui super eum est. Ego Dominus.