Leviticus 22:9

9 They shall therefore keep my charge, 1lest they bear sin for it and die thereby when they profane it: 2I am the LORD who sanctifies them.

Leviticus 22:9 In-Context

7 When the sun goes down he shall be clean, and afterward he may eat of the holy things, because they are his food.
8 He shall not eat what dies of itself or is torn by beasts, and so make himself unclean by it: I am the LORD.'
9 They shall therefore keep my charge, lest they bear sin for it and die thereby when they profane it: I am the LORD who sanctifies them.
10 "A lay person shall not eat of a holy thing; no foreign guest of the priest or hired servant shall eat of a holy thing,
11 but if a priest buys a slave as his property for money, the slave may eat of it, and anyone born in his house may eat of his food.

Cross References 2

  • 1. [Exodus 28:43]; See Leviticus 19:17
  • 2. Leviticus 21:8, 15, 23
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