Leviticus 21:15

15 so that he will not defile his offspring among his people. I am the LORD, who makes him holy.’ ”

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Leviticus 21:15 in Other Translations

KJV

15 Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the LORD do sanctify him.

ESV

15 that he may not profane his offspring among his people, for I am the LORD who sanctifies him."

NLT

15 so that he will not dishonor his descendants among his clan, for I am the LORD who makes him holy.”

MSG

15 He must not defile his descendants among his people because I am God who makes him holy."

CSB

15 so that he does not corrupt his bloodline among his people, for I am the Lord who sets him apart."

Leviticus 21:15 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 21:15

Neither shall he profane his seed among his people
By marrying any such persons, whereby his children, born of them, would lie under disgrace, and be unfit to succeed him in the priesthood, or by marrying among mean persons, or by marrying them to such as were unlawful, and would be a disparagement to them:

for I the Lord do sanctify him;
separate him from all others, to the high and sacred office of the high priesthood, and am concerned for his honour and holiness; and therefore it became him to observe these laws and rules, and abstain from such disagreeable marriages.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Leviticus 21:15 In-Context

13 “ ‘The woman he marries must be a virgin.

14 He must not marry a widow, a divorced woman, or a woman defiled by prostitution, but only a virgin from his own people,

15 so that he will not defile his offspring among his people. I am the LORD, who makes him holy.’ ”

16 The LORD said to Moses,

17 “Say to Aaron: ‘For the generations to come none of your descendants who has a defect may come near to offer the food of his God.

Leviticus 21:15

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Leviticus 21:15 in Other Translations

Leviticus 21:15 Meaning and Commentary

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