Leviticus 21:15
Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the Lord do sanctify him.
Leviticus 21:15 in other translations
| BSB | so that he does not defile his offspring among his people, for I am the LORD who sanctifies him.” |
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| WEB | He shall not profane his offspring among his people, for I am the LORD who sanctifies him.’” |
| ASV | And he shall not profane his seed among his people: for I am Jehovah who sanctifieth him. |
| YLT | and he doth not pollute his seed among his people; for I am Jehovah, sanctifying him.' |
| DARBY | And he shall not profane his seed among his peoples; for I am Jehovah who do hallow him. |
| BBE | And he may not make his seed unclean among his people, for I the Lord have made him holy. |
| Webster | Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the LORD do sanctify him. |
What does Leviticus 21:15 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…
Leviticus 21:15 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Leviticus 21:15
- Romans 11:16
For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches.
- 1 Corinthians 7:14
For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.
- Leviticus 21:8
Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto thee: for I the Lord, which sanctify you, am holy.
- Malachi 2:11
Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of the Lord which he loved, and hath married the daughter of a strange god.
- Ezra 9:2
For they have taken of their daughters for themselves, and for their sons: so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the people of those lands: yea, the hand of the princes and rulers hath been chief in this trespass.
- Genesis 18:19
For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
- Ezra 2:62
These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but they were not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood.
- Nehemiah 13:23-29
In those days also saw I Jews that had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab: And their children spake half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews’ language, but according to the language of each people. And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves. Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin. …
- Malachi 2:15
And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.
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Context
- Leviticus 21:14
A widow, or a divorced woman, or profane, or an harlot, these shall he not take: but he shall take a virgin of his own people to wife.
- Leviticus 21:15
Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the Lord do sanctify him.
- Leviticus 21:16
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
Leviticus 21:15 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y no amancillará su simiente en sus pueblos; porque yo Jehová soy el que los santifico. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il ne profanera pas sa semence parmi ses peuples, car moi, je suis l’ Éternel qui le sanctifie. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er soll seinen Samen nicht entweihen unter seinen Völkern; denn ich bin Jehova, der ihn heiligt. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | ne commisceat stirpem generis sui vulgo gentis suæ: quia ego Dominus, qui sanctifico eum. |