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Leviticus 22:16
16Or allow them to bear the iniquity of trespass, when they eat their holy things: for I the LORD sanctifieth them.1
Leviticus 22:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Or suffer them to bear the iniquity of trespass, when they eat their holy things: for I the Lord do sanctify them.
- New International Version (NIV)by allowing them to eat the sacred offerings and so bring upon them guilt requiring payment. I am the Lord, who makes them holy.’ ”
- English Standard Version (ESV)and so cause them to bear iniquity and guilt, by eating their holy things: for I am the Lord who sanctifies them."
- New King James Version (NKJV)or allow them to bear the guilt of trespass when they eat their holy offerings; for I the Lord sanctify them.’ ”
Context of Leviticus 22:16
14And if a man shall eat of the holy thing unknowingly, then he shall put to it the fifth part, and shall give it to the priest with the holy thing. 15And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer to the LORD; Or allow them to bear the iniquity of trespass, when they eat their holy things: for I the LORD sanctifieth them. 17And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 18Speak to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel, and say to them, Whoever of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, that will offer his oblation for all his vows, and for all his freewill offerings, which they will offer to the LORD for a burnt offering;
Read all of Leviticus 22Leviticus 22:16 word by word
וְהִשִּׂ֤יאוּ אוֹתָם֙ עֲוֹ֣ן אַשְׁמָ֔ה בְּאָכְלָ֖ם אֶת־קָדְשֵׁיהֶ֑ם כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה מְקַדְּשָֽׁם׃ פRead the interlinear
Cross-references for Leviticus 22:16
- Leviticus 7:18And if any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings shall be eaten at all on the third day, it shall not be accepted, neither shall it be imputed to him that offereth it: it shall be an abomination, and the soul that eateth of it shall bear his iniquity.
- Psalms 38:4For my iniquities have gone over my head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.
- Isaiah 53:11He 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.
- 1 Peter 2:24Who himself bore our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live to righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
- Leviticus 22:9They shall therefore keep my ordinance, lest they bear sin for it, and die therefore, if they profane it: I the LORD sanctifieth them.
- Leviticus 20:8And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I am the LORD who sanctifieth you.
Commentaries on Leviticus 22:16
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-16Like the rules for the guilt offering, a common person who accidentally ate the priestly portion had to repay 120 percent (see Leviticus 5:14–16). Yet, they did not need to offer a ram in this case.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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- 1. Leviticus 22:16 suffer...: or, lade themselves with the iniquity of trespass in their eating ↩
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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