Leviticus 22 · Verse 16

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.
Leviticus 22:16, King James Version

Leviticus 22:16 in other translations

BSBby allowing the people to eat the sacred offerings and thus to bear the punishment for guilt. For I am the LORD who sanctifies them.”
WEBand so cause them to bear the iniquity that brings guilt when they eat their holy things; for I am the LORD who sanctifies them.’”
ASVand so cause them to bear the iniquity that bringeth guilt, when they eat their holy things: for I am Jehovah who sanctifieth them.
YLTnor have caused them to bear the iniquity of the guilt-offering in their eating their holy things; for I am Jehovah, sanctifying them.'
DARBYand cause them to bear the iniquity of trespass when they eat their holy things; for I am Jehovah who do hallow them.
BBESo causing sin to come on them when they take their holy things for food: I am the Lord who make them holy.
WebsterOr suffer them to bear the iniquity of trespass, when they eat their holy things: for I the LORD do sanctify them.

What does Leviticus 22:16 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…

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Leviticus 22:16 in the original Hebrew

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וְהִשִּׂ֤יאוּve.hi.Si.'uand they will cause to bearH5375
אוֹתָם֙'o.Tam<obj.> themH853
עֲוֹ֣ן'a.Voniniquity ofH5771
אַשְׁמָ֔ה'ash.MahguiltH819
בְּאָכְלָ֖םbe.'a.khe.Lamwhen eat theyH398
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
קָדְשֵׁיהֶ֑םka.de.shei.Hemholy things theirH6944
כִּ֛יkiforH3588
אֲנִ֥י'a.NiIH589
יְהוָ֖הYah.weh[am] YahwehH3068
מְקַדְּשָֽׁם\׃\ \פme.ka.de.Sham[who] sets apart as holy themH6942

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Cross references for Leviticus 22:16

  • 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.

  • 1 Peter 2:24

    Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

  • Leviticus 7:18

    And if any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings be eaten at all on the third day, it shall not be accepted, neither shall it be imputed unto him that offereth it: it shall be an abomination, and the soul that eateth of it shall bear his iniquity.

  • Psalms 38:4

    For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

  • Isaiah 53:11-12

    He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities. Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

  • Leviticus 20:8

    And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I am the Lord which sanctify you.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
suffer them to bear the iniquity of the trespass. or, ladethemselves with the iniquity of trespass in their eating. bear.
7:18; Ps 38:4; Isa 53:11,12; 1Pe 2:24
for I.
9; 20:8

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Context

  • 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.

  • Leviticus 22:17

    And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

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Leviticus 22:16 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y no les harán llevar la iniquidad del pecado, comiendo las cosas santas de ellos: porque yo Jehová soy el que los santifico.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et on ne leur fera pas porter l’iniquité du délit quand ils mangeront de leurs choses saintes, car moi je suis l’ Éternel qui les sanctifie.
German
Elberfelder 1871		und ihnen so die Ungerechtigkeit einer Schuld aufladen, wenn sie ihre heiligen Dinge essen; denn ich bin Jehova, der sie heiligt.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		ne forte sustineant iniquitatem delicti sui, cum sanctificata comederint. Ego Dominus qui sanctifico eos.