Leviticus 22:15

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

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 of it: neither shall ye pollute the holy things of the children of Israel, lest ye die.
Lev 19:8 : 8 Therefore every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the hallowed thing of the LORD: and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.
Lev 22:9 : 9 They shall therefore keep mine ordinance, lest they bear sin for it, and die therefore, if they profane it: I the LORD do sanctify them.
Ezek 22:26 : 26 Her priests have violated my law, and have profaned mine holy things: they have put no difference between the holy and profane, neither have they shewed difference between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.

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