Leviticus 22:15

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The priests must not allow the sacred offerings of the people of Israel, which they present to the LORD, to be defiled.

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Referenced Verses

  • Num 18:32 : 32 You will not bear any sin by bringing the best of it, but you must not desecrate the sacred gifts of the Israelites, or you will die.
  • Lev 19:8 : 8 Whoever eats it will bear the consequences of their sin, because they have treated what is sacred to the LORD with contempt. That person must be cut off from their people.
  • Lev 22:9 : 9 They must keep My commands and not bear guilt by treating the holy things improperly, for if they do, they will die because of it. I am the LORD who sanctifies them.
  • Ezek 22:26 : 26 Her priests do violence to my law and profane my holy things; they do not distinguish between the holy and the common or teach the difference between the unclean and the clean. They shut their eyes to my Sabbaths, and so I am profaned among them.

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  • Lev 22:16-17
    2 verses
    86%

    16By doing so, they would make the people guilty of wrongdoing for eating their holy offerings, for I am the LORD who makes them holy.

    17The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Lev 21:5-8
    4 verses
    84%

    5They must not shave bald spots on their heads, trim the edges of their beards, or make cuts on their bodies.

    6They must be holy to their God and must not profane the name of their God. They offer the food offerings of the LORD, the bread of their God, and so they must be holy.

    7They must not marry a woman who is a prostitute or has been profaned, nor may they marry a divorced woman, because priests are holy to their God.

    8You shall sanctify him, for he brings the bread of your God. He shall be holy to you because I, the LORD who sanctifies you, am holy.

  • Lev 22:14
    82%

    14If anyone eats a sacred offering unintentionally, they must add a fifth of its value to it and give it to the priest as compensation for the sacred thing.

  • Lev 22:9-10
    2 verses
    82%

    9They must keep My commands and not bear guilt by treating the holy things improperly, for if they do, they will die because of it. I am the LORD who sanctifies them.

    10No outsider is to eat the holy food. A guest of the priest or a hired servant must not eat the holy food.

  • Lev 22:1-3
    3 verses
    82%

    1The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

    2Speak to Aaron and his sons and command them to separate themselves from the holy things of the people of Israel, so that they do not profane My holy name by what they dedicate to Me. I am the LORD.

    3Say to them: 'If any of your descendants in future generations approaches the holy things that the people of Israel dedicate to the LORD while he is ceremonially unclean, that person will be cut off from My presence. I am the LORD.'

  • Lev 22:32
    81%

    32Do not profane My holy name, for I must be regarded as holy among the Israelites. I am the LORD, who makes you holy.

  • Num 18:32
    79%

    32You will not bear any sin by bringing the best of it, but you must not desecrate the sacred gifts of the Israelites, or you will die.

  • Lev 21:22-23
    2 verses
    78%

    22He may eat the food of his God, both the most holy and the holy,

    23but he must not enter behind the curtain or come near the altar because he has a defect. He must not profane My sanctuary, for I am the LORD who makes them holy.

  • Lev 22:25-26
    2 verses
    77%

    25You must not accept such animals from the hand of a foreigner to offer as the food of your God. They are deformed and have defects; they will not be accepted on your behalf.

    26The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Num 4:20
    77%

    20But the Kohathites must not go in to look at the holy things, even for a moment, or they will die.

  • Lev 21:15-16
    2 verses
    77%

    15He must not defile his descendants among his people, because I am the LORD who sanctifies him.

    16The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Lev 19:8
    76%

    8Whoever eats it will bear the consequences of their sin, because they have treated what is sacred to the LORD with contempt. That person must be cut off from their people.

  • Ezek 44:13
    76%

    13They shall not come near Me to serve as priests or to come near any of My holy things or the most holy things; they will bear their shame for the abominations they have committed.

  • Ezek 22:8
    76%

    8You have despised my holy things and profaned my Sabbaths.

  • Exod 29:33-34
    2 verses
    76%

    33They shall eat those things by which atonement was made to consecrate and sanctify them. But no outsider shall eat them, because they are holy.

    34If any of the meat of ordination or bread is left until morning, you must burn it, for it may not be eaten because it is holy.

  • Ezek 48:14
    75%

    14This land must not be sold, exchanged, or transferred, for it is holy to the Lord; it is set apart as the firstfruits of the land.

  • Lev 15:31
    75%

    31You must warn the Israelites about their impurity, so they do not die by defiling My tabernacle, which is among them.

  • Lev 17:8
    75%

    8Say to them: Anyone from the house of Israel or any foreigner living among them who offers a burnt offering or sacrifice

  • Ezek 22:26
    75%

    26Her priests do violence to my law and profane my holy things; they do not distinguish between the holy and the common or teach the difference between the unclean and the clean. They shut their eyes to my Sabbaths, and so I am profaned among them.

  • Lev 6:17
    75%

    17The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Num 18:22
    75%

    22From now on, the Israelites must not go near the tent of meeting, or they will bear the consequences of their sin and die.

  • Num 5:9-10
    2 verses
    74%

    9Any contribution from the sacred offerings that the Israelites bring to the priest will belong to him.

    10Each man’s holy gifts belong to him, but whatever someone gives to the priest will belong to the priest.

  • Num 18:5
    74%

    5You are to perform the duties of the sanctuary and the altar, so that no further wrath will fall on the Israelites.

  • Exod 30:29
    74%

    29You shall consecrate them so they may be most holy; whatever touches them will be holy.

  • Num 18:9-10
    2 verses
    74%

    9'You are to receive the most holy offerings, including every grain offering, sin offering, and guilt offering that they return to me. These most holy offerings belong to you and your sons.'

    10'You must eat it in a most holy place. Every male may eat it; it is holy to you.'

  • Lev 22:20
    74%

    20Do not offer anything with a defect, because it will not be accepted on your behalf.

  • Exod 34:15
    74%

    15Be careful not to make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, for when they prostitute themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you, and you will eat from their sacrifices.

  • Ezek 44:29
    73%

    29They are to eat the grain offerings, the sin offerings, and the guilt offerings. Everything in Israel devoted to the LORD will belong to them.

  • Lev 18:30
    73%

    30So keep my charge not to practice any of the abominable customs that were done before you, so you do not defile yourselves by them. I am the LORD your God.

  • Ezek 44:16
    73%

    16They alone shall enter My sanctuary, and they shall approach My table to serve Me. They will keep My charge.

  • Ezek 44:23
    73%

    23They are to teach My people the difference between what is holy and what is common and show them how to distinguish between the unclean and the clean.

  • Lev 21:12
    73%

    12He must not leave the sanctuary or defile the sanctuary of his God, for the consecration of the anointing oil of his God is on him. I am the LORD.

  • Exod 19:22
    73%

    22Even the priests who come near the LORD must consecrate themselves, or the LORD will break out against them.

  • Lev 22:6
    73%

    6the person who touches any of these will be unclean until evening and must not eat any of the holy things unless he has bathed in water.

  • Mal 1:12
    73%

    12But you profane it by saying, 'The LORD's table is defiled, and its food is contemptible.'

  • Lev 19:30
    73%

    30Observe my Sabbaths and have reverence for my sanctuary. I am the LORD.

  • Ezek 42:14
    73%

    14When the priests enter, they must not go out from the holy place to the outer court, but they must leave their garments in which they minister there, for they are holy. They shall wear other garments before they come near to the area accessible to the people.