Leviticus 22:15
What does Leviticus 22:15 mean?
A plain-English look at Leviticus 22:15 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer unto Jehovah,
KJV
King James Version · 1611And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer unto the Lord;
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer unto Jehovah,
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And they may not make common the holy things which the children of Israel give to the Lord,
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and they do not pollute the holy things of the sons of Israel--that which they lift up to Jehovah,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And they shall not profane the sanctified things of the children of Israel, which they offer to the Lord:
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel which they offer unto Jehovah,
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Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 19:8
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.
- Numbers 18:32
And ye shall bear no sin by reason of it, when ye have heaved from it the best thereof: and ye shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, that ye die not.
- Leviticus 22:9
They shall therefore keep my charge, lest they bear sin for it, and die therein, if they profane it: I am Jehovah who sanctifieth them.
- Ezekiel 22:26
Her priests have done violence to my law, and have profaned my holy things: they have made no distinction between the holy and the common, neither have they caused men to discern between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.
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