Leviticus 22:15

15 They ¹shall not profane the holy things of the people of Israel, which they contribute 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 a priest's daughter is widowed or divorced and has no child and returns to her father's house, as in her youth, she may eat of her father's food; yet no lay person shall eat of it.

14 And if anyone eats of a holy thing unintentionally, he shall add the fifth of its value to it and give the holy thing to the priest.

15 They shall not profane the holy things of the people of Israel, which they contribute to the LORD,

16 and so cause them to bear iniquity and guilt, by eating their holy things: for I am the LORD who sanctifies them."

17 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

Cross References

• 1. Leviticus 19:8; Numbers 18:32