Leviticus 22:9 “The priests must keep My charge, lest they bear the guilt and die beca…”

Leviticus 22:9

The priests must keep My charge, lest they bear the guilt and die because they profane it. I am the LORD who sanctifies them.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

“‘They shall therefore follow my commandment, lest they bear sin for it and die in it, if they profane it. I am the LORD who sanctifies them.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

Let them keepe therefore mine ordinance, least they beare their sinne for it, and die for it, if they defile it: I the Lord sanctifie them.

Darby Translation

And they shall keep my charge, lest they bear sin for it, and die by it, if they profane it: I am Jehovah who do hallow them.

Young's Literal Translation

'And they have kept My charge, and bear no sin for it, that they have died for it when they pollute it; I [am] Jehovah sanctifying them.

Bible in Basic English

So then, let them keep what I have put into their care, for fear that sin may come on them because of it, so causing their death because they have made it common: I am the Lord, who make them holy.

.mt-body { max-height: none !important; -webkit-mask-image: none !important; mask-image: none !important; } .mt-bar { display: none !important; } .o-trans::after { display: block !important; }

Cross references

“bear sin for it”

Exodus 28:43 Numbers 18:22 Numbers 18:32 Leviticus 16:2 Leviticus 10:1 Leviticus 10:2

Exodus 28:43 · BSB

Aaron and his sons must wear them whenever they enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar to minister in the Holy Place, so that they will not incur guilt and die. This is to be a permanent statute for Aaron and hi…

Numbers 18:22 · BSB

No longer may the Israelites come near to the Tent of Meeting, or they will incur guilt and die.

Numbers 18:32 · BSB

Once you have presented the best part of it, you will not incur guilt because of it. But you must not defile the sacred offerings of the Israelites, or else you will die.’”

Leviticus 16:2 · BSB

And the LORD said to Moses: “Tell your brother Aaron not to enter freely into the Most Holy Place behind the veil in front of the mercy seat on the ark, or else he will die, because I appear in the cloud above the mercy…

Leviticus 10:1 · BSB

Now Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu took their censers, put fire in them and added incense, and offered unauthorized fire before the LORD, contrary to His command.

Leviticus 10:2 · BSB

So fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them, and they died in the presence of the LORD.

Also

Leviticus 22:16

Leviticus 22:16 · BSB

by allowing the people to eat the sacred offerings and thus to bear the punishment for guilt. For I am the LORD who sanctifies them.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

8He must not eat anything found dead or torn by wild animals, which would make him unclean. I am the LORD.

10No one outside a priest’s family may eat the sacred offering, nor may the guest of a priest or his hired hand eat it.

Read Leviticus 22