Leviticus 22:15

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer unto Jehovah,

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְלֹ֣א יְחַלְּל֔וּ אֶת־קָדְשֵׁ֖י בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־יָרִ֖ימוּ לַיהוָֽה׃

Transliteration

wə-lōʾ yəḥallələû ʾet-qodšê bənê yiśrāʾēl ʾēt ʾăšer-yārîmû la-YHWH

Grammar Details

*wə-lōʾ*: conjunction + negative particle - and they shall not
*yəḥallələû*: Piel imperfect 3rd masculine plural - profane
*ʾet*: direct object marker
*qodšê*: noun masculine plural construct - holy things of
*bənê*: noun masculine plural construct - sons of
*yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
*ʾēt*: direct object marker
*ʾăšer*: relative particle - which
*yārîmû*: Hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they offer/lift up
*la-YHWH*: preposition + divine name - to/for the LORD

Word Meanings

*yəḥallələû*: profane, defile, treat as common
*qodšê*: holy things, sacred offerings, consecrated items
*bənê* *yiśrāʾēl*: sons of Israel, Israelites, children of Israel
*yārîmû*: they offer, they lift up, they contribute, they heave

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Referenced Verses

Num 18:32 : 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.
Lev 19:8 : 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.
Lev 22:9 : 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.
Ezek 22:26 : 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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