For I have chosen him so that he will command his children and his house after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just. This is how the Lord will fulfil to Abraham what he promised him.’
Leviticus 21:15 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised so that he does not corrupt his bloodline among his people, for I am the Lord who sets him apart.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the LORD do sanctify him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition That he may not profane or dishonor his children among his people; for I the Lord do sanctify the high priest. American Standard Version (1901) And he shall not profane his seed among his people: for I am Jehovah who sanctifieth him. Common English Bible so that he doesn’t make his children impure among his people, because I am the LORD, who makes him holy. Catholic Public Domain Version He shall not mingle the stock of his family with the common people of his nation. For I am the Lord, who sanctifies him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He shall not mingle the stock of his kindred with the common people of his nation: for I am the Lord who sanctify him. |
For I have chosen him so that he will command his children and his house after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just. This is how the Lord will fulfil to Abraham what he promised him.’
These searched for their entries in the genealogical records, but they could not be found, so they were disqualified from the priesthood.
Indeed, the Israelite men have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and their sons, so that the holy seed has become mixed with the surrounding peoples. The leaders and officials have taken the lead in this unfaithfulness! ’
Then you will take some of their daughters as brides for your sons. Their daughters will prostitute themselves with their gods and cause your sons to prostitute themselves with their gods.
‘Speak to the entire Israelite community and tell them: Be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy.
He is not to marry a widow, a divorced woman, or one defiled by prostitution. He is to marry a virgin from his own people,
You are to consider him holy since he presents the food of your God. He will be holy to you because I, the Lord who sets you apart, am holy.
by letting the people eat their holy offerings and having them bear the penalty of restitution. For I am the Lord who sets them apart.’
Judah has acted treacherously, and a detestable act has been done in Israel and in Jerusalem. For Judah has profaned the Lord’s sanctuary, , which he loves, and has married the daughter of a foreign god. ,
Didn’t God make them one and give them a portion of spirit? What is the one seeking? Godly offspring. So watch yourselves carefully, , so that no one acts treacherously against the wife of his youth.
Blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctified the gold?
Now if the firstfruits are holy, so is the whole batch. And if the root is holy, so are the branches.
For the unbelieving husband is made holy by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is made holy by the husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is they are holy.