Leviticus 21:6

KJV1611 – Modern English

They shall be holy to their God, and not profane the name of their God: for they offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and the bread of their God: therefore they shall be holy.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

קְדֹשִׁ֤ים יִהְיוּ֙ לֵאלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם וְלֹ֣א יְחַלְּל֔וּ שֵׁ֖ם אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם כִּי֩ אֶת־אִשֵּׁ֨י יְהוָ֜ה לֶ֧חֶם אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֛ם הֵ֥ם מַקְרִיבִ֖ם וְהָ֥יוּ קֹֽדֶשׁ׃

Transliteration

Qədōšîm yihyû to-ʾĕlōhêhem and-not yəḥallələû šēm ʾĕlōhêhem kî ʾet-ʾiššê YHWH leḥem ʾĕlōhêhem they maqrîbîm and-hāyû qōdeš.

Grammar Details

• *Qədōšîm*: masculine plural adjective - holy/set apart
• *yihyû*: qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they shall be
• *ʾĕlōhêhem*: masculine plural noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their God
• *yəḥallələû*: piel imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they shall profane
• *šēm*: masculine singular noun - name
• *kî*: conjunction - for/because
• *ʾiššê*: masculine plural construct - fire offerings of
• *YHWH*: proper noun - divine name
• *leḥem*: masculine singular noun - bread/food
• *maqrîbîm*: hiphil participle masculine plural - offering/bringing near
• *hāyû*: qal perfect 3rd common plural - they were/shall be
• *qōdeš*: masculine singular noun - holiness/holy

Word Meanings

• *ʾiššê*: fire offerings/offerings made by fire
• *leḥem*: bread/food/sustenance
• *qōdeš*: holy/sacred/set apart

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  They 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.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God: for the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and the bread of their God, they do offer: therefore they shall be holy.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  They shall be holy{H6944} unto their God,{H430} and not profane{H2490} the name{H8034} of their God;{H430} for the offerings{H801} of Jehovah{H3068} made by fire,{H801} the bread{H3899} of their God,{H430} they do offer:{H7126} therefore they shall be holy.{H6918}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  They shall be holy{H6944} unto their God{H430}, and not profane{H2490}{(H8762)} the name{H8034} of their God{H430}: for the offerings{H801} of the LORD{H3068} made by fire{H801}, and the bread{H3899} of their God{H430}, they do offer{H7126}{(H8688)}: therefore they shall be holy{H6918}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Thei shalbe holy vnto their God, ad not polute the name of their god, for the sacrifices of the Lorde ad the bred of their God thei do offer: therfore they must be holy.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  They shalbe holy vnto their God, and not vnhalowe ye name of their God: for they offre the sacrifice of the LORDE, the bred of their God, therfore shal they be holy.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  They shalbe holy vnto their God, and not pollute the name of their God: for the sacrifices of the Lorde made by fire, and the bread of their God they doe offer: therefore they shalbe holie.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  They shalbe holy vnto their God, and not pollute the name of their God, for the sacrifices of the Lorde made by fire, and the bread of their God they do offer, therfore they shall be holy.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God: for the offerings of the LORD made by fire, [and] the bread of their God, they do offer: therefore they shall be holy.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  They shall be holy to their God, and not profane the name of their God; for they offer the offerings of Yahweh made by fire, the bread of their God; therefore they shall be holy.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  they are holy to their God, and they pollute not the name of their God, for the fire-offerings of Jehovah, bread of their God, they are bringing near, and have been holy.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God; for the offerings of Jehovah made by fire, the bread of their God, they do offer: therefore they shall be holy.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God; for the offerings of Jehovah made by fire, the bread of their God, they do offer: therefore they shall be holy.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Let them be holy to their God and not make the name of their God common; for the fire offerings of the Lord and the bread of their God are offered by them, and they are to be holy.

• World English Bible (2000)

  They shall be holy to their God, and not profane the name of their God; for they offer the offerings of Yahweh made by fire, the bread of their God; therefore they shall be holy.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “‘They must be holy to their God, and they must not profane the name of their God, because they are the ones who present the LORD’s gifts, the food of their God. Therefore they must be holy.

Referenced Verses

• Lev 18:21 : 21 And you shall not let any of your seed pass through the fire to Molech, nor shall you profane the name of your God: I am the LORD.
• Lev 3:11 : 11 The priest shall burn them on the altar: it is the food of the fire offering to the LORD.
• Lev 10:3 : 3 Then Moses said to Aaron, This is what the Lord spoke, saying, 'I will be sanctified in those who come near Me, and before all the people I will be glorified.' And Aaron remained silent.
• Exod 28:36 : 36 And you shall make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it, like the engraving of a signet: HOLINESS TO THE LORD.
• Exod 29:44 : 44 I will sanctify the tabernacle of meeting and the altar. I will also sanctify both Aaron and his sons to minister to me in the priest's office.
• Lev 19:12 : 12 And you shall not swear by my name falsely, nor shall you profane the name of your God: I am the LORD.
• Lev 21:8 : 8 You shall sanctify him therefore; for he offers the bread of your God: he shall be holy to you: for I the LORD, who sanctify you, am holy.
• Ezra 8:28 : 28 And I said to them, You are holy unto the LORD; the vessels are holy also; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering to the LORD God of your fathers.
• Isa 52:11 : 11 Depart, depart, go out from there, touch no unclean thing; go out from the midst of her; be clean, you who bear the vessels of the LORD.
• Ezek 44:7 : 7 When you brought into my sanctuary strangers, uncircumcised in heart, and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, to defile it, even my house, when you offer my bread, the fat and the blood, and they broke my covenant because of all your abominations.
• Mal 1:6-7 : 6 A son honors his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is my honor? and if I be a master, where is my fear? says the LORD of hosts to you, O priests, that despise my name. And you say, How have we despised your name? 7 You offer defiled bread upon my altar; and you say, How have we polluted you? In that you say, The table of the LORD is contemptible.
• Mal 1:11-12 : 11 For from the rising of the sun even to its going down my name shall be great among the nations; and in every place incense shall be offered to my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, says the LORD of hosts. 12 But you have profaned it, in that you say, The table of the LORD is defiled; and its produce, even its food, is contemptible.
• 1 Pet 2:9 : 9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;