New International Version
Leviticus 22:15
15The priests must not desecrate the sacred offerings the Israelites present to the Lord
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;
- 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,
- New Living Translation (NLT)The priests must not let the Israelites defile the sacred offerings brought to the Lord
Context of Leviticus 22:15
13But if a priest’s daughter becomes a widow or is divorced, yet has no children, and she returns to live in her father’s household as in her youth, she may eat her father’s food. No unauthorized person, however, may eat it. 14“ ‘Anyone who eats a sacred offering by mistake must make restitution to the priest for the offering and add a fifth of the value to it. The priests must not desecrate the sacred offerings the Israelites present to the Lord 16by allowing them to eat the sacred offerings and so bring upon them guilt requiring payment. I am the Lord, who makes them holy.’ ” 17The Lord said to Moses,
Read all of Leviticus 22Leviticus 22:15 word by word
וְלֹ֣א יְחַלְּל֔וּ אֶת־קָדְשֵׁ֖י בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־יָרִ֖ימוּ לַיהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Leviticus 22:15
- Leviticus 22:9“ ‘The priests are to perform my service in such a way that they do not become guilty and die for treating it with contempt. I am the Lord, who makes them holy.
- Leviticus 19:8Whoever eats it will be held responsible because they have desecrated what is holy to the Lord; they must be cut off from their people.
- Numbers 18:32By presenting the best part of it you will not be guilty in this matter; then you will not defile the holy offerings of the Israelites, and you will not die.’ ”
- Ezekiel 22:26Her priests do violence to my law and profane my holy things; they do not distinguish between the holy and the common; they teach that there is no difference between the unclean and the clean; and they shut their eyes to the keeping of my Sabbaths, so that I am profaned 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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