Leviticus 22 · Verse 3

Leviticus 22:3

Say unto them, Whosoever he be of all your seed among your generations, that goeth unto the holy things, which the children of Israel hallow unto the Lord, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from my presence: I am the Lord.

Leviticus 22:3, King James Version

Leviticus 22:3 in other translations

BSB	Tell them that for the generations to come, if any of their descendants in a state of uncleanness approaches the sacred offerings that the Israelites consecrate to the LORD, that person must be cut off from My presence. I am the LORD.
WEB	“Tell them, ‘If anyone of all your offspring throughout your generations approaches the holy things which the children of Israel make holy to the LORD, having his uncleanness on him, that soul shall be cut off from before me. I am the LORD.
ASV	Say unto them, Whosoever he be of all your seed throughout your generations, that approacheth unto the holy things, which the children of Israel hallow unto Jehovah, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from before me: I am Jehovah.
YLT	‘Say unto them, To your generations, any man who draweth near, out of all your seed, unto the holy things which the sons of Israel do sanctify to Jehovah, and his uncleanness on him--even that person hath been cut off from before Me; I am Jehovah.
DARBY	Say unto them, Every one of all your seed, throughout your generations, that approacheth the holy things, which the children of Israel hallow unto Jehovah, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from before me: I am Jehovah.
BBE	Say to them, If any man of all your seed through all your generations, being unclean, comes near the holy things which the children of Israel make holy to the Lord, he will be cut off from before me: I am the Lord.
Webster	Say to them, Whoever he may be of all your seed among your generations, that approacheth the holy things, which the children of Israel hallow to the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from my presence: I am the LORD.

What does Leviticus 22:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

3. Whosoever he be ... that goeth unto the holy things--The multitude of minute restrictions to which the priests, from accidental defilement, were subjected, by keeping them constantly on their guard lest they should be unfit for the sacred service, tended to preserve in full exercise the feeling of awe and submission to the authority of God. The ideas of sin and duty were awakened in their breasts by every case to which either an interdict or an injunction was applied. But why enact an express statute for priests disqualified by the leprosy or polluting touch of a carcass [Le 22:4], when a general law was already in force which excluded from society all persons in that condition? Because priests might be apt, from familiarity, to trifle with religion, and in committing irregularities or sins, to shelter themselves under the cloak of the sacred office. This law, therefore, was passed, specifying the chief forms of temporary defilement which excluded from the sanctuary, that priests might not deem themselves entitled to greater license than the rest of the people; and that so far from being in any degree exempted from the sanctions of the law, they were under greater obligations, by their priestly station, to observe it in its strict letter and its smallest enactments.

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Leviticus 22:3 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.

אֱמֹ֣ר'e.MorsayH559

אֲלֵהֶ֗ם'a.le.Hemto themH413

לְדֹרֹ֨תֵיכֶ֜םle.do.Ro.tei.Khemto generations yourH1755

כָּל\־kol-everyH3605

אִ֣ישׁ\׀'ishmanH376

אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whoH834

יִקְרַ֣בyik.Ravhe will draw nearH7126

מִכָּל\־mi.kolfrom allH3605

זַרְעֲכֶ֗םzar.'a.Khemoffspring yourH2233

אֶל\־'el-toH413

הַקֳּדָשִׁים֙ha.ko.da.Shimthe holy thingsH6944

אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhichH834

יַקְדִּ֤ישׁוּyak.Di.shuthey will set apart as holyH6942

בְנֵֽי\־ve.nei-[the] people ofH1121

יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478

לַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehto YahwehH3068

וְטֻמְאָת֖וֹve.tum.'a.Toand uncleanness hisH2932

עָלָ֑יו'a.Lav[is] on himH5921

וְנִכְרְתָ֞הve.nikh.re.Tahand it will be cut offH3772

הַנֶּ֧פֶשׁha.Ne.feshthe personH5315

הַהִ֛ואha.Hiv'<the> thatH1931

מִלְּפָנַ֖יmi.le.fa.Naifrom to before meH6440

אֲנִ֥י'a.NiIH589

יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.weh[am] YahwehH3068

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

Cross references for Leviticus 22:3

Leviticus 7:20-21
But the soul that eateth of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, that pertain unto the Lord, having his uncleanness upon him, even that soul shall be cut off from his people. Moreover the soul that shall touch any unclean thing, as the uncleanness of man, or any unclean beast, or any abominable unclean thing, and eat of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which pertain unto the Lord, even that soul shall be cut off from his people.
Exodus 33:14-15
And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest. And he said unto him, If thy presence go not with me, carry us not up hence.
Psalms 51:11
Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.
Matthew 25:41
Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
2 Thessalonians 1:9
Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;
Numbers 19:13
Whosoever toucheth the dead body of any man that is dead, and purifieth not himself, defileth the tabernacle of the Lord; and that soul shall be cut off from Israel: because the water of separation was not sprinkled upon him, he shall be unclean; his uncleanness is yet upon him.
Psalms 16:11
Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

having his uncleanness upon him.That is, in other words, "when he is unclean."
7:20,21
that soul.That is, according to some, thrust out of the priest's office, or from officiating at the altar; or, according to others, cut off by some immediate stroke of divine justice, like Nadab and Abihu.
from my.
Ex 33:14,15; Ps 16:11; 51:11; Mt 25:41; 2Th 1:9

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Context

Leviticus 22:2
Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, that they separate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel, and that they profane not my holy name in those things which they hallow unto me: I am the Lord.
Leviticus 22:3
Say unto them, Whosoever he be of all your seed among your generations, that goeth unto the holy things, which the children of Israel hallow unto the Lord, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from my presence: I am the Lord.
Leviticus 22:4
What man soever of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath a running issue; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he be clean. And whoso toucheth any thing that is unclean by the dead, or a man whose seed goeth from him;

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Leviticus 22:3 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Diles: Todo varón de toda vuestra simiente en vuestras generaciones que llegare á las cosas sagradas, que los hijos de Israel consagran á Jehová, teniendo inmundicia sobre sí, de delante de mí será cortada su alma: Yo Jehová.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Dis-leur: Tout homme de toute votre semence, en vos générations, qui, ayant son impureté sur lui, s’approchera des choses saintes que les fils d’Israël ont sanctifiées à l’ Éternel, cette âme-là sera retranchée de devant moi. Moi, je suis l’ Éternel.
German Elberfelder 1871	Sprich zu ihnen: Wer irgend von all eurem Samen, bei euren Geschlechtern, sich den heiligen Dingen naht, welche die Kinder Israel Jehova heiligen, und seine Unreinigkeit ist an ihm, selbige Seele soll ausgerottet werden vor meinem Angesicht hinweg. Ich bin Jehova.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Dic ad eos, et ad posteros eorum: Omnis homo qui accesserit de stirpe vestra ad ea quæ consecrata sunt, et quæ obtulerunt filii Israël Domino, in quo est immunditia, peribit coram Domino. Ego sum Dominus.