Remember them, my God, for defiling the priesthood as well as the covenant of the priesthood and the Levites.
Leviticus 21:23 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised But because he has a defect, he must not go near the curtain or approach the altar. He is not to desecrate my holy places, for I am the Lord who sets them apart.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Only he shall not go in unto the vail, nor come nigh unto the altar, because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my sanctuaries: for I the LORD do sanctify them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But he shall not come within the veil or come near the altar [of incense], because he has a blemish, that he may not desecrate and make unclean My sanctuaries and hallowed things; for I the Lord do sanctify them. [Heb. 7:28.] American Standard Version (1901) only he shall not go in unto the veil, nor come nigh unto the altar, because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my sanctuaries: for I am Jehovah who sanctifieth them. Common English Bible but since he has an imperfection, he cannot enter toward the inner curtain or officiate at the altar, making these parts of my sanctuary impure by doing so. I am the LORD, who makes them holy. Catholic Public Domain Version But even so, he may not enter within the veil, nor approach to the altar. For he has a blemish, and he must not contaminate my Sanctuary. I am the Lord, who sanctifies them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Yet so that he enter not within the veil, nor approach to the altar: because he hath a blemish, and he must not defile my sanctuary. I am the Lord who sanctify them. |
Remember them, my God, for defiling the priesthood as well as the covenant of the priesthood and the Levites.
‘You must keep the Israelites from their uncleanness, so that they do not die by defiling my tabernacle that is among them.
‘Speak to the entire Israelite community and tell them: Be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy.
He must not leave the sanctuary or he will desecrate the sanctuary of his God, for the consecration of the anointing oil of his God is on him; I am the Lord.
He may eat the food of his God from what is especially holy as well as from what is holy.
They are to be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God. For they present the food offerings to the Lord, the food of their God, and they must be 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.’
Blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctified the gold?