Leviticus 22:15

Easy To Read Version

“The people of Israel will give gifts to the Lord. Those gifts become holy. So the priest must not make those holy things not holy.

Cross References

Exodus 28:43

Aaron and his sons must wear these clothes anytime they enter the Meeting Tent. [263] They must wear these clothes when they come near to the altar to serve as priests in the Holy Place. If they don’t wear these clothes, then they will be guilty of wrong, and they will have to die. All this should be a law that continues forever for Aaron and all his family after him.”

Ezekiel 22:26

“The priests have really hurt my teachings. They don’t treat my holy things right—they don’t show they are important. They treat holy things just like things that are not holy. They treat clean {\cf2\super [177]} things just like things that are unclean. They don’t teach the people about these things. They refuse to respect my special days of rest. They treat me like I am not important.

Leviticus 19:8

A person will be guilty of sin if he does that! Why? Because he did not respect the holy things that belong to the Lord. That person must be separated from his people.

Leviticus 22:16

If the priests treat those things as not holy, then they will add to their sin when they eat the holy food. I, the Lord, make them holy!”

Leviticus 22:9

“The priests will have special times to serve me. They must be careful at those times. They must be careful not to make the holy things not holy. If they are careful, then they will not die. I, the Lord, have separated them for this special job.

Numbers 18:32

And if you always give the best part of it to the Lord, then you will never be guilty. You will always remember that those gifts are the holy [250] offerings from the people of Israel. And you will not die.”