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 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.

Holman 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."

A Conservative Version

They shall therefore keep my charge, lest they bear sin for it, and die in it if they profane it. I am 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.

Amplified

Therefore the priests shall observe My ordinance, so that they will not bear sin because of it and die if they profane it; I am the Lord who sanctifies 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.

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.

Julia Smith Translation

And they watched my watches, and they bore not sin upon it, and they died when they profaned it: I Jehovah consecrating them.

King James 2000

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.

Lexham Expanded Bible

" 'And they shall keep my obligation, and they shall not incur guilt because of it, so that they die through it, because they have profaned it; I [am] Yahweh who consecrates them.

Modern King James verseion

And they shall keep My ordinance, lest they bear sin for it, that they may not die for it when they defile it. I, Jehovah, sanctify them.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

But let them keep therefore mine ordinance, lest they lade sin upon them and die therein when they have defiled themselves: for I am the LORD which sanctify them.

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.

New Heart English Bible

"'They shall therefore follow my requirements, lest they bear sin for it, and die therein, if they profane it. I am the LORD who sanctifies them.

The Emphasized Bible

Therefore shall they keep my charge, and shall not bear, for it, sin, and die therein, when they profane it, - I - Yahweh, am hallowing them.

Webster

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.

World English Bible

"'They shall therefore follow my requirements, lest they bear sin for it, and die therein, if they profane it. I am Yahweh who sanctifies them.

Youngs 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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
משׁמרת 
Mishmereth 
Usage: 78

נסה נשׂא 
Nasa' 
Usage: 653

sin
חטא 
Chet' 
Usage: 33

for it, and die
מוּת 
Muwth 
Usage: 839

it I the Lord

Usage: 0

קדשׁ 
Qadash 
Usage: 171

References

Hastings

Smith

Context Readings

Priests And Their Food

8 He shall not eat an animal which dies or is torn by beasts, becoming unclean by it; I am the Lord. 9 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. 10 No layman, however, is to eat the holy gift; a sojourner with the priest or a hired man shall not eat of the holy gift.

Cross References

Exodus 28:43

They shall be on Aaron and on his sons when they enter the tent of meeting, or when they approach the altar to minister in the holy place, so that they do not incur guilt and die. It shall be a statute forever to him and to his descendants after him.

Numbers 18:22

The sons of Israel shall not come near the tent of meeting again, or they will bear sin and die.

Leviticus 10:1-2

Now Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took their respective firepans, and after putting fire in them, placed incense on it and offered strange fire before the Lord, which He had not commanded them.

Leviticus 16:2

The Lord said to Moses:“Tell your brother Aaron that he shall not enter at any time into the holy place inside the veil, before the mercy seat which is on the ark, or he will die; for I will appear in the cloud over the mercy seat.

Leviticus 22:16

and so cause them to bear punishment for guilt by eating their holy gifts; for I am the Lord who sanctifies them.’”

Numbers 18:32

You will bear no sin by reason of it when you have offered the best of it. But you shall not profane the sacred gifts of the sons of Israel, or you will die.’”

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