Parallel Verses
NET Bible
He must not profane his children among his people, for I am the Lord who sanctifies him.'"
New American Standard Bible
so that he will not profane his
King James Version
Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the LORD do sanctify him.
Holman Bible
so that he does not corrupt his bloodline
International Standard Version
"He is not to defile his children among his people, because I am the LORD, who sets him apart."
A Conservative Version
And he shall not profane his seed among his people, for I am LORD who sanctifies him.
American Standard Version
And he shall not profane his seed among his people: for I am Jehovah who sanctifieth him.
Amplified
so that he will not profane or dishonor his children among his people; for I am the Lord who sanctifies the high priest.’”
Bible in Basic English
And he may not make his seed unclean among his people, for I the Lord have made him holy.
Darby Translation
And he shall not profane his seed among his peoples; for I am Jehovah who do hallow him.
Julia Smith Translation
And he shall not profane his seed among his people; for I Jehovah consecrating him.
King James 2000
Neither shall he defile his descendants among his people: for I the LORD do sanctify him.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he shall not profane his offspring among his people, because I [am] Yahweh, who consecrates him.'"
Modern King James verseion
And he shall not defile his seed among his people. For I, Jehovah, do sanctify him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
that he defile not his seed upon his people. For I am the LORD which sanctify him.'"
New Heart English Bible
He shall not profane his seed among his people: for I am the LORD who sanctifies him.'"
The Emphasized Bible
So shall he not profane his seed, among his kinsfolk, - For I - Yahweh, do hallow him.
Webster
Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the LORD do sanctify him.
World English Bible
He shall not profane his seed among his people: for I am Yahweh who sanctifies him.'"
Youngs Literal Translation
and he doth not pollute his seed among his people; for I am Jehovah, sanctifying him.'
Themes
Christian ministers » Marriage of
The high priest » Typified Christ in » Holiness of office
Priest » The time of moses » Marriage of
Interlinear
Chalal
Zera`
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Leviticus 21:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
Regulations Concerning Priests
14 He must not marry a widow, a divorced woman, or one profaned by prostitution; he may only take a virgin from his people as a wife. 15 He must not profane his children among his people, for I am the Lord who sanctifies him.'" 16 The Lord spoke to Moses:
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Cross References
Genesis 18:19
I have chosen him so that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just. Then the Lord will give to Abraham what he promised him."
Leviticus 21:8
You must sanctify him because he presents the food of your God. He must be holy to you because I, the Lord who sanctifies you all, am holy.
Ezra 2:62
They searched for their records in the genealogical materials, but did not find them. They were therefore excluded from the priesthood.
Ezra 9:2
Indeed, they have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and for their sons, so that the holy race has become intermingled with the local residents. Worse still, the leaders and the officials have been at the forefront of all of this!"
Nehemiah 13:23-29
Also in those days I saw the men of Judah who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.
Malachi 2:11
Judah has become disloyal, and unspeakable sins have been committed in Israel and Jerusalem. For Judah has profaned the holy things that the Lord loves and has turned to a foreign god!
Malachi 2:15
No one who has even a small portion of the Spirit in him does this. What did our ancestor do when seeking a child from God? Be attentive, then, to your own spirit, for one should not be disloyal to the wife he took in his youth.
Romans 11:16
If the first portion of the dough offered is holy, then the whole batch is holy, and if the root is holy, so too are the branches.
1 Corinthians 7:14
For the unbelieving husband is sanctified because of the wife, and the unbelieving wife because of her husband. Otherwise your children are unclean, but now they are holy.