Leviticus 22:9
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
They shall therefore keepוְשָׁמְר֣וּ
(ve·sha·me·ru)
8104: to keep, watch, preservea prim. root
My charge,מִשְׁמַרְתִּ֗י
(mish·mar·ti)
4931: a guard, watch, charge, functionfem. of mishmar
so that they will not bearיִשְׂא֤וּ
(yis·'u)
5375: to lift, carry, takea prim. root
sinחֵ֔טְא
(che·te,)
2399: a sinfrom chata
becauseעָלָיו֙
(a·lav)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
of it and dieוּמֵ֥תוּ
(u·me·tu)
4191: to diea prim. root
thereby becauseכִּ֣י
(ki)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
they profaneיְחַלְּלֻ֑הוּ
(ye·chal·le·lu·hu;)
2490c: to pollute, defile, profanea prim. root
it; I am the LORDיְהוָ֖ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
who sanctifiesמְקַדְּשָֽׁם׃
(me·kad·de·sham.)
6942: to be set apart or consecrateddenominative verb from qodesh
them. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
They shall therefore keep
shamar  (shaw-mar')
to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
mine ordinance
mishmereth  (mish-mer'-reth)
watch, i.e. the act (custody), or (concr.) the sentry, the post; obj. preservation, or (concr.) safe; fig. observance, i.e. (abstr.) duty or (obj.) a usage or party -- charge, keep, or to be kept, office, ordinace, safeguard, ward, watch.
lest they bear
nasa'  (naw-saw')
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)
sin
chet'  (khate)
a crime or its penalty -- fault, grievously, offence, (punishment of) sin.
for it and die
muwth  (mooth)
causatively, to kill
therefore if they profane
chalal  (khaw-lal')
to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by an opening wedge) instruments, pollute, (cast as) profane (self), prostitute, slay (slain), sorrow, stain, wound.
it I the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
do sanctify
qadash  (kaw-dash')
to be (causatively, make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally)
them
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
'They shall therefore keep My charge, so that they will not bear sin because of it and die thereby because they profane it; I am the LORD who sanctifies them.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They must keep My instruction, or they will be guilty and die because they profane it; I am Yahweh who sets them apart."

International Standard Version
They are to keep my charge. By doing so, they won't bear the punishment of sin because of it and therefore die if they've been defiled by it. I am the LORD, who sets them apart."

NET Bible
They must keep my charge so that they do not incur sin on account of it and therefore die because they profane it. I am the LORD who sanctifies them.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The priests must do what I order, or their sin will bring them death because they dishonored a holy offering. I am the LORD, who sets them apart as holy.

King James 2000 Bible
They shall therefore keep my ordinance, lest they bear sin for it, and die therefore, if they profane it: I the LORD do sanctify them.
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