Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version They must be holy to their God and must not profane the name of their God. Because they present the food offerings to the LORD, the food of their God, they are to be holy. New Living Translation They must be set apart as holy to their God and must never bring shame on the name of God. They must be holy, for they are the ones who present the special gifts to the LORD, gifts of food for their God. English Standard Version They shall be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God. For they offer the LORD’s food offerings, the bread of their God; therefore they shall be holy. Berean Study Bible They must be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God. For they present the offerings made by fire to the LORD, the food of their God. So they must be holy. New American Standard Bible 'They shall be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God, for they present the offerings by fire to the LORD, the food of their God; so they shall be holy. New King James Version 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. King James Bible 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. Christian Standard Bible They are to be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God. For they present the fire offerings to the LORD, the food of their God, and they must be holy. Contemporary English Version I am the LORD your God, and I have chosen you alone to offer sacrifices of food to me on the altar. That's why you must keep yourselves holy. Good News Translation He must be holy and must not disgrace my name. He offers food offerings to me, and he must be holy. Holman Christian Standard Bible They are to be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God. For they present the fire offerings to Yahweh, the food of their God, and they must be holy. International Standard Version They are to be holy to their God. They are not to defile the name of their God, because they're the ones who bring the offerings of the LORD made by fire—the food of their God—so they are to be holy. NET Bible "'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. New Heart English Bible 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, the bread of their God; therefore they shall be holy. GOD'S WORD® Translation "Be God's holy men, and don't dishonor the name of your God. Be holy because you bring sacrifices by fire to the LORD. It is the food of your God. JPS Tanakh 1917 They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God; for the offerings of the LORD made by fire, the bread of their God, they do offer; therefore they shall be holy. New American Standard 1977 ‘They shall be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God, for they present the offerings by fire to the LORD, the bread of their God; so they shall be holy. Jubilee Bible 2000 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. King James 2000 Bible 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 King James Version They shall be holy to 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 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. Brenton Septuagint Translation They shall be holy to their God, and they shall not profane the name of their God; for they offer the sacrifices of the Lord as the gifts of their God, and they shall be holy. Douay-Rheims Bible They shall be holy to their God, and shall not profane his name: for they offer the burnt offering of the Lord, and the bread of their God, and therefore they shall be holy. Darby Bible Translation They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God; for they present Jehovah's offerings by fire, the bread of their God; therefore shall they be holy. English Revised 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, the bread of their God, they do offer: therefore they shall be holy. Webster's Bible Translation They shall be holy to 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. World English Bible 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 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. Study Bible Holiness Required of Priests…5Priests must not make bald spots on their heads, shave off the edges of their beards, or make cuts in their bodies. 6They must be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God. For they present the offerings made by fire to the LORD, the food of their God. So they must be holy. 7A priest must not marry a woman defiled by prostitution or divorced by her husband, for the priest is holy to his God.… Cross References Exodus 19:22 Even the priests who approach the LORD must consecrate themselves, or the LORD will break out against them." Leviticus 3:11 Then the priest is to burn them on the altar as food, an offering made by fire to the LORD. Leviticus 10:3 Then Moses said to Aaron, "This is what the LORD meant when He said: 'To those who come near Me I will show My holiness, and in the sight of all the people I will reveal My glory.'" But Aaron remained silent. Leviticus 18:21 You must not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molech, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD. Leviticus 21:8 You are to regard him as holy, since he presents the food of your God. He shall be holy to you, because I the LORD am holy--I who set you apart. Leviticus 21:17 "Say to Aaron, 'For the generations to come, none of your descendants who has a physical defect may approach to offer the food of his God. Leviticus 21:21 No descendant of Aaron the priest who has a defect shall approach to present the offerings made by fire to the LORD. Since he has a defect, he is not to come near to offer the food of his God. Ezra 8:28 Then I told them, "You are holy to the LORD, and these articles are holy. The silver and gold are a freewill offering to the LORD, the God of your fathers. Malachi 1:7 "By presenting defiled food on My altar." You ask, "How have we defiled You?" "By saying that the table of the LORD is contemptible." Treasury of Scripture They shall be holy to 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. holy Leviticus 21:8 Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto thee: for I the LORD, which sanctify you, am holy. Leviticus 10:3 Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace. Exodus 28:36 And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD. profane Leviticus 18:21 And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD. Leviticus 19:12 And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD. Malachi 1:6,11,12 A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the LORD of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name? … bread Leviticus 3:11 And the priest shall burn it upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire unto the LORD. Ezekiel 44:7 In that ye have brought into my sanctuary strangers, uncircumcised in heart, and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, to pollute it, even my house, when ye offer my bread, the fat and the blood, and they have broken my covenant because of all your abominations. Malachi 1:7 Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the LORD is contemptible. therefore Isaiah 52:11 Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the LORD. Lexicon They must beיִהְיוּ֙ (yih·yū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be holy קְדֹשִׁ֤ים (qə·ḏō·šîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 6918: Sacred, God, an angel, a saint, a sanctuary to their God לֵאלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם (lê·lō·hê·hem) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative and not וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no profane יְחַלְּל֔וּ (yə·ḥal·lə·lū) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 2490: To bore, to wound, to dissolve, to profane, to break, to begin, to play the name שֵׁ֖ם (šêm) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 8034: A name of their God. אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם (’ĕ·lō·hê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative For כִּי֩ (kî) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction they הֵ֥ם (hêm) Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1992: They present מַקְרִיבִ֖ם (maq·rî·ḇim) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 7126: To come near, approach the offerings made by fire אִשֵּׁ֨י (’iš·šê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 801: A burnt-offering, a sacrifice to the LORD, יְהוָ֜ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel the food לֶ֧חֶם (le·ḥem) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3899: Food, bread, grain of their God. אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֛ם (’ĕ·lō·hê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative So they must be וְהָ֥יוּ (wə·hā·yū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be holy. קֹֽדֶשׁ׃ (qō·ḏeš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6944: A sacred place, thing, sanctity (6) They shall be holy unto their God.--This is the reason why the priests are not to disfigure themselves by maiming their outward appearance. Being sacred to the Lord, they are not to indulge in those outward manifestations of grief which would interfere with the discharge of their sacred duties, and thus cause the name of God to be profaned. The offerings of the Lord made by fire, and the bread of their God.--Better, the offerings of the Lord made by fire, being the food of God. As the altar was the table, the sacrifice burnt on it was called His food. (See Leviticus 3:11.) 21:1-24 Laws concerning the priests. - As these priests were types of Christ, so all ministers must be followers of him, that their example may teach others to imitate the Saviour. Without blemish, and separate from sinners, He executed his priestly office on earth. What manner of persons then should his ministers be! But all are, if Christians, spiritual priests; the minister especially is called to set a good example, that the people may follow it. Our bodily infirmities, blessed be God, cannot now shut us out from his service, from these privileges, or from his heavenly glory. Many a healthful, beautiful soul is lodged in a feeble, deformed body. And those who may not be suited for the work of the ministry, may serve God with comfort in other duties in his church.Jump to Previous Bread Common Fire Fire-Offerings Food Offer Offered Offerings Pollute Present ProfaneJump to Next Bread Common Fire Fire-Offerings Food Offer Offered Offerings Pollute Present ProfaneLinks Leviticus 21:6 NIVLeviticus 21:6 NLT Leviticus 21:6 ESV Leviticus 21:6 NASB Leviticus 21:6 KJV Leviticus 21:6 Bible Apps Leviticus 21:6 Biblia Paralela Leviticus 21:6 Chinese Bible Leviticus 21:6 French Bible Leviticus 21:6 German Bible Alphabetical: and are be Because by fire food for God holy LORD made must name not of offerings present profane shall so the their They to OT Law: Leviticus 21:6 They shall be holy to their God (Le Lv Lev.) 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