Leviticus 19:8

What does Leviticus 19:8 mean?

A plain-English look at Leviticus 19:8 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

but every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the holy thing of Jehovah: and that soul shall be cut off from his people.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Therefore every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the hallowed thing of the Lord: and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

but every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the holy thing of Jehovah: and that soul shall be cut off from his people.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And as for anyone who takes it for food, his sin will be on him, for he has put shame on the holy thing of the Lord: he will be cut off from his people.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and he who is eating it his iniquity doth bear, for the holy thing of Jehovah he hath polluted, and that person hath been cut off from his people.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And shall bear his iniquity, because he hath defiled the holy thing of the Lord. And that soul shall perish from among his people.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And he that eateth it shall bear his iniquity; for he hath profaned the hallowed thing of Jehovah; and that soul shall be cut off from among his peoples.

Context

v.7And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it is an abomination; it shall not be accepted:

v.8This passage

v.9And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleaning of thy harvest.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Leviticus 22:15

    And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer unto Jehovah,

  • Leviticus 5:1

    And if any one sin, in that he heareth the voice of adjuration, he being a witness, whether he hath seen or known, if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity.

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