New American Standard Bible 2020
Leviticus 22:15
Leviticus 22:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer unto the Lord;
- New International Version (NIV)The priests must not desecrate the sacred offerings the Israelites present to the Lord
- English Standard Version (ESV)They shall not profane the holy things of the people of Israel, which they contribute to the Lord,
- New King James Version (NKJV)They shall not profane the holy offerings of the children of Israel, which they offer to the Lord,
Context of Leviticus 22:15
13But if a priest’s daughter becomes a widow or divorced, and has no child and returns to her father’s house as in her youth, she may eat of her father’s food; but no layman shall eat of it. 14If, however, someone eats a holy food unintentionally, then he shall add to it a fifth of it and shall give the holy food to the priest. And they shall not profane the holy gifts of the sons of Israel, which they offer to the Lord, 16and thereby bring upon them punishment for guilt by eating their holy gifts; for I am the Lord who sanctifies them.’” 17Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
Read all of Leviticus 22Leviticus 22:15 word by word
וְלֹ֣א יְחַלְּל֔וּ אֶת־קָדְשֵׁ֖י בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־יָרִ֖ימוּ לַיהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Leviticus 22:15
- Leviticus 22:9They shall therefore perform their duty to Me, so that they do not bear sin because of it and die by it because they profane it; I am the Lord who sanctifies them.
- Leviticus 19:8And everyone who eats it will bear the consequences for his guilt, because he has profaned the holy thing of the Lord; and that person shall be cut off from his people.
- Numbers 18:32And you will bring on yourselves no sin by reason of it when you have offered the best of it. But you shall not profane the sacred gifts of the sons of Israel, so that you do not die.’”
- Ezekiel 22:26Her priests have done violence to My Law and have profaned My holy things; they have made no distinction between the holy and the common, and they have not taught the difference between the unclean and the clean; and they have closed their eyes from My Sabbaths, and I am defiled among them.
Commentaries on Leviticus 22:15
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15These verses are rather difficult. Their meaning appears to be: “The holy things of the children of Israel which are heaved before Yahweh” (see Leviticus 7:30) “shall not be profaned; and they shall incur a sin of trespass who eat of their holy things (so as to profane them).”Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15An Israelite who ate the “most holy” food meant only for priests as if it were ordinary food would profane it (treat it as unholy).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 15-1615-16. 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…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Leviticus 22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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