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Leviticus 21:15

By doing this he will not sin against his children among his people. For I am the Lord Who makes him holy.'"

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Marriage;   Minister, Christian;   Priest;   Sanctification;   Uncleanness;   The Topic Concordance - Priests;   Sanctification;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - High Priest, the;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Priest, Christ as;   Worship;   Holman Bible Dictionary - High Priest;   Leviticus;   Love;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Canon of the Old Testament;   Congregation, Assembly;   Crimes and Punishments;   Deuteronomy;   Hexateuch;   Holiness;   Law;   Leviticus;   Priests and Levites;   Sanctification, Sanctify;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Law in the Old Testament;   Leviticus;   Priest;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Holiness;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
He shall not profane his seed among his people: for I am the LORD who sanctifies him.
King James Version
Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the Lord do sanctify him.
Lexham English Bible
And he shall not profane his offspring among his people, because I am Yahweh, who consecrates him.'"
New Century Version
so the people will respect his children as his own. I am the Lord . I have set the high priest apart for his special job.'"
New English Translation
He must not profane his children among his people, for I am the Lord who sanctifies him.'"
Amplified Bible
so that he will not profane or dishonor his children among his people; for I am the LORD who sanctifies the high priest.'"
New American Standard Bible
so that he will not profane his children among his people; for I am the LORD who sanctifies him.'"
Geneva Bible (1587)
Neyther shall he defile his seede among his people: for I am the Lorde which sanctifie him.
Legacy Standard Bible
so that he will not profane his seed among his people; for I am Yahweh who makes him holy.'"
Contemporary English Version
In this way, your descendants will be qualified to serve me. Remember—I am the Lord , and I have chosen you.
Complete Jewish Bible
and not disqualify his descendants among his people; because I am Adonai , who makes him holy.'"
Darby Translation
And he shall not profane his seed among his peoples; for I am Jehovah who do hallow him.
Easy-to-Read Version
In this way people will show respect for his children. I, the Lord , have separated the high priest for his special work."
English Standard Version
that he may not profane his offspring among his people, for I am the Lord who sanctifies him."
George Lamsa Translation
Neither shall he profane his descendants among his people; for I am the LORD who sanctifies him.
Good News Translation
Otherwise, his children, who ought to be holy, will be ritually unclean. I am the Lord and I have set him apart as the High Priest."
Christian Standard Bible®
so that he does not corrupt his bloodline among his people, for I am the Lord who sets him apart.”
Literal Translation
and he shall not pollute his seed among his people; for I am Jehovah who sanctifies him.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
yt he vnhalowe not his sede amonge his people. For I am ye LORDE, which sanctifie him.
American Standard Version
And he shall not profane his seed among his people: for I am Jehovah who sanctifieth him.
Bible in Basic English
And he may not make his seed unclean among his people, for I the Lord have made him holy.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Neither shal he defile his seede among his people: for I am the Lorde whiche sanctifie hym.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he shall not profane his seed among his people; for I am the LORD who sanctify him.
King James Version (1611)
Neither shal he prophane his seed among his people: for I the Lord doe sanctifie him.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he shall not profane his seed among his people: I am the Lord that sanctifies him.
English Revised Version
And he shall not profane his seed among his people: for I am the LORD which sanctify him.
Berean Standard Bible
so that he does not defile his offspring among his people, for I am the LORD who sanctifies him.'"
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
medle he not the generacioun of his kyn to the comyn puple of his folk, for Y am the Lord, that `halewe hym.
Young's Literal Translation
and he doth not pollute his seed among his people; for I [am] Jehovah, sanctifying him.'
Update Bible Version
And he shall not profane his seed among his relatives: for I am Yahweh who sanctifies him.
Webster's Bible Translation
Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the LORD do sanctify him.
World English Bible
He shall not profane his seed among his people: for I am Yahweh who sanctifies him.
New King James Version
Nor shall he profane his posterity among his people, for I the LORD sanctify him."'
New Living Translation
so that he will not dishonor his descendants among his clan, for I am the Lord who makes him holy."
New Revised Standard
that he may not profane his offspring among his kin; for I am the Lord ; I sanctify him.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So shall he not profane his seed, among his kinsfolk, - For I - Yahweh, do hallow him.
Douay-Rheims Bible
He shall not mingle the stock of his kindred with the common people of this nation: for I am the Lord who sanctify him.
Revised Standard Version
that he may not profane his children among his people; for I am the LORD who sanctify him."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
so that he will not profane his offspring among his people; for I am the LORD who sanctifies him.'"

Contextual Overview

10 ‘The head religious leader on whose head the holy oil has been poured, and who has been set apart to wear the clothing, must not take the covering off his head or tear his clothes. 11 He must not go near any dead person or make himself unclean even for his father or mother. 12 He must not go out of the holy place or sin against the holy place of his God. For the crown of the holy oil of his God is on him. I am the Lord. 13 He should take a wife who has never had a man before. 14 He should not marry a woman whose husband has died, or a divorced woman, or one who has made herself sinful by selling the use of her body. But he should marry a woman from his own people, who has never had a man. 15 By doing this he will not sin against his children among his people. For I am the Lord Who makes him holy.'"

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

profane: Genesis 18:19, Ezra 2:62, Ezra 9:2, Nehemiah 13:23-29, Malachi 2:11, Malachi 2:15, Romans 11:16, 1 Corinthians 7:14

for I the: Leviticus 21:8

Reciprocal: Exodus 29:44 - sanctify also Leviticus 10:3 - I will be Leviticus 22:32 - hallow you Ezekiel 20:12 - I am Malachi 2:8 - ye have corrupted

Cross-References

Genesis 21:1
Then the Lord visited Sarah as He had said and did for her as He had promised.
Genesis 21:3
Abraham gave the name Isaac to his son who was born to him by Sarah.
Genesis 21:14
So Abraham got up early in the morning. He took bread and a leather bag of water, and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder. He gave her the boy, and sent her away. She left, and went from place to place in the desert in Beersheba.
Genesis 21:22
At that time, Abimelech with Phicol, the head of his army, said to Abraham, "God is with you in all that you do.
Genesis 21:25
But Abraham spoke to Abimelech about a well of water that the servants of Abimelech had taken.
2 Kings 3:9
So the king of Israel went with the king of Judah and the king of Edom. They traveled around for seven days, but there was no water for the army or the cattle that followed them.
Psalms 63:1
O God, You are my God. I will look for You with all my heart and strength. My soul is thirsty for You. My flesh is weak wanting You in a dry and tired land where there is no water.
Isaiah 44:12
The one who works with iron makes a sharp tool for cutting, working over a fire. He makes it by beating it with his strong arm. He becomes hungry and has no strength. He drinks no water and becomes tired.
Jeremiah 14:3
Their men of honor have sent their servants for water. They have come to the wells and found no water, and returned with their jars empty. They have been put to shame and troubled, and covered their heads.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Neither shall he profane his seed among his people,.... By marrying any such persons, whereby his children, born of them, would lie under disgrace, and be unfit to succeed him in the priesthood, or by marrying among mean persons, or by marrying them to such as were unlawful, and would be a disparagement to them:

for I the Lord do sanctify him; separate him from all others, to the high and sacred office of the high priesthood, and am concerned for his honour and holiness; and therefore it became him to observe these laws and rules, and abstain from such disagreeable marriages.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Profane his seed - i. e. by a marriage which was not in keeping with the holiness of his office.


 
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