Leviticus 22:15

15 The priests must not profane the holy offerings the Israelites give to the Lord

Leviticus 22:15 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 22:15

And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of
Israel, which they offer unto the Lord.
] By causing or suffering strangers to eat of them; so Jarchi, referring the words to the priests, who should be careful that strangers ate not of sacred things; or by the strangers themselves eating them, whereby they were profaned and used as common things.

Leviticus 22:15 In-Context

13 But if the priest's daughter becomes widowed or divorced, has no children, and returns to her father's house as in her youth, she may share her father's food. But no outsider may share it.

14 If anyone eats a holy offering in error, he must add a fifth to its value and give the holy offering to the priest.

15 The priests must not profane the holy offerings the Israelites give to the Lord

16 and have them bear the penalty of restitution if the people eat their holy offerings. For I am the Lord who sets them apart."

17 The Lord spoke to Moses: