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Leviticus 21:15

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— so that he will not profane his offspring among his people; for I am the LORD who sanctifies him.’”
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the LORD do sanctify him.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— And he shall not profane his seed among his people: for I am the LORD which sanctify him.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— And he shall not profane his seed among his people: for I am Jehovah who sanctifieth him.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the LORD do sanctify him.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— And he shall not profane his seed among his peoples; for I am Jehovah who do hallow him.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— So shall he not profane his seed, among his kinsfolk,—For, I—Yahweh, do hallow him.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— and he doth not pollute his seed among his people; for I [am] Jehovah, sanctifying him.'
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— He shall not mingle the stock of his kindred with the common people of this nation: for I am the Lord who sanctify him.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Neyther shall he defile his seede among his people: for I am the Lorde which sanctifie him.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Neither shal he prophane his seed among his people: for I the LORD doe sanctifie him.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— Neither shall he profane his descendants among his people; for I am the LORD who sanctifies him.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— And he shall not profane his seed among his people: I [am] the Lord that sanctifies him.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I Yahweh do sanctify him.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
Neither x3808
(3808) Complement
לֹא
lo'
{lo}
lo; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles.
shall he profane 2490
{2490} Prime
חָלַל
chalal
{khaw-lal'}
A primitive root (compare H2470); properly to bore, that is, (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by an opening-wedge); denominatively (from H2485) to play (the flute).
z8762
<8762> Grammar
Stem - Piel (See H8840)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 2447
his seed 2233
{2233} Prime
זֶרַע
zera`
{zeh'-rah}
From H2232; seed; figuratively fruit, plant, sowing time, posterity.
among his people: 5971
{5971} Prime
עַם
`am
{am}
From H6004; a people (as a congregated unit); specifically a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively a flock.
for x3588
(3588) Complement
כִּי
kiy
{kee}
A primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjugation or adverb; often largely modified by other particles annexed.
I x589
(0589) Complement
אֲנִי
'aniy
{an-ee'}
Contracted from H0595; I.
Yähwè יָהוֶה 3068
{3068} Prime
יְהֹוָה
Y@hovah
{yeh-ho-vaw'}
From H1961; (the) self Existent or eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.
do sanctify 6942
{6942} Prime
קָדַשׁ
qadash
{kaw-dash'}
A primitive root; to be (causatively make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally).
z8764
<8764> Grammar
Stem - Piel (See H8840)
Mood - Participle (See H8813)
Count - 685
him.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

See commentary on Leviticus 21:10-15.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Leviticus 21:10-15.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Leviticus 21:15

I the Lord sanctify him — I have separated him from all other men for my immediate service, and therefore will not have that race corrupted.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

Leviticus 21:15

Neither shall he profane his (l) seed among his people: for I the LORD do sanctify him.

(l) By marrying any unchaste or defamed woman.

Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
profane:

Genesis 18:19 For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
Ezra 2:62 These sought their register [among] those that were reckoned by genealogy, but they were not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood.
Ezra 9:2 For they have taken of their daughters for themselves, and for their sons: so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the people of [those] lands: yea, the hand of the princes and rulers hath been chief in this trespass.
Nehemiah 13:23-29 In those days also saw I Jews [that] had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, [and] of Moab: ... Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood, and the covenant of the priesthood, and of the Levites.
Malachi 2:11 Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of the LORD which he loved, and hath married the daughter of a strange god.
Malachi 2:15 And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.
Romans 11:16 For if the firstfruit [be] holy, the lump [is] also [holy]: and if the root [be] holy, so [are] the branches.
1 Corinthians 7:14 For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.

for I the:

Leviticus 21:8 Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto thee: for I the LORD, which sanctify you, [am] holy.
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Chain-Reference Bible SearchCross References with Concordance

Gn 18:19. Lv 21:8. Ezr 2:62; 9:2. Ne 13:23. Mal 2:11, 15. Ro 11:16. 1Co 7:14.

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