Leviticus 22 · Verse 15

Leviticus 22:15

And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer unto the Lord;
Leviticus 22:15, King James Version

Leviticus 22:15 in other translations

BSBThe priests must not profane the sacred offerings that the Israelites present to the LORD
WEBThe priests shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer to the LORD,
ASVAnd they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer unto Jehovah,
YLTand they do not pollute the holy things of the sons of Israel--that which they lift up to Jehovah,
DARBYAnd they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel which they offer unto Jehovah,
BBEAnd they may not make common the holy things which the children of Israel give to the Lord,
WebsterAnd they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel which they offer to the LORD;

What does Leviticus 22:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 22:15-16
15-16. they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel--There is some difficulty felt in determining to whom "they" refers. The subject of the preceding context being occupied about the priests, it is supposed by some that this relates to them also; and the meaning then is that the whole people would incur guilt through the fault of the priests, if they should defile the sacred offerings, which they would have done had they presented them while under any defilement [Calvin]. According to others, "the children of Israel" is the nominative in the sentence; which thus signifies, the children of Israel shall not profane or defile their offerings, by touching them or reserving any part of them, lest they incur the guilt of eating what is divinely appointed to the priests alone [Calmet].

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Leviticus 22:15 in the original Hebrew

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וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808
יְחַלְּל֔וּye.cha.le.Luthey will profaneH2490
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
קָדְשֵׁ֖יka.de.Shei[the] holy things ofH6944
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] people ofH1121
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
אֵ֥ת'et<obj.>H853
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whichH834
יָרִ֖ימוּya.Ri.muthey will lift upH7311
לַיהוָֽה\׃la.Yah.wehto YahwehH3068

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

Cross references for Leviticus 22:15

  • Numbers 18:32

    And ye shall bear no sin by reason of it, when ye have heaved from it the best of it: neither shall ye pollute the holy things of the children of Israel, lest ye die.

  • Leviticus 19:8

    Therefore every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the hallowed thing of the Lord: and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

  • Leviticus 22:9

    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.

  • Ezekiel 22:26

    Her priests have violated my law, and have profaned mine holy things: they have put no difference between the holy and profane, neither have they shewed difference between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
9; 19:8; Nu 18:32; Eze 22:26

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Context

  • Leviticus 22:14

    And if a man eat of the holy thing unwittingly, then he shall put the fifth part thereof unto it, and shall give it unto the priest with the holy thing.

  • Leviticus 22:15

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

  • Leviticus 22:16

    Or suffer them to bear the iniquity of trespass, when they eat their holy things: for I the Lord do sanctify them.

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Leviticus 22:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		No profanarán, pues, las cosas santas de los hijos de Israel, las cuales apartan para Jehová:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et on ne profanera pas les choses saintes des fils d’Israël, qu’ils offrent en offrande élevée à l’ Éternel,
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und man soll die heiligen Dinge der Kinder Israel nicht entweihen, die sie dem Jehova heben,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Nec contaminabunt sanctificata filiorum Israël, quæ offerunt Domino: