The priests must not profane the sacred offerings that the Israelites present to the LORD
Parallel translations
- WEB The priests shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer to Yahweh,
- KJV And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer unto the LORD;
- NKJV They shall not profane the holy offerings of the children of Israel, which they offer to the Lord,
- NASB And they shall not profane the holy gifts of the sons of Israel, which they offer to the Lord,
- NLT The priests must not let the Israelites defile the sacred offerings brought to the Lord
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Quick answer
The priests must not profane the holy offerings that Israel brings to Yahweh.
Overview
The responsibility falls on the priests to guard the sanctity of what the people dedicate to God. Careless handling of the holy gifts would dishonor both the offerings and the Lord to whom they belong. Ministers of God remain charged to handle sacred things, and His word, with reverence (2 Timothy 2:15).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Num 18:32Once 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.’”
- Lev 19:8Whoever eats it will bear his iniquity, for he has profaned what is holy to the LORD. That person must be cut off from his people.
- Ezek 22:26Her priests do violence to My law and profane My holy things. They make no distinction between the holy and the common, and they fail to distinguish between the clean and the unclean. They disregard My Sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them.
- Lev 22:9The priests must keep My charge, lest they bear the guilt and die because they profane it. I am the LORD who sanctifies them.
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Every sacrifice, every priest, and every day of atonement points beyond itself to the one perfect offering and the great High Priest who, by his own blood, makes the unclean holy once for all.
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