Leviticus 22:15

15 '¹They shall not profane the holy gifts of the sons of Israel which they offer 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 becomes a widow or divorced, and has no child and returns to her father's house as in her youth, she shall eat of her father's food; but no layman shall eat of it.

14 'But if a man eats a holy gift unintentionally, then he shall add to it a fifth of it and shall give the holy gift to the priest.

15 'They shall not profane the holy gifts of the sons of Israel which they offer to the LORD ,

16 and so cause them to bear punishment for guilt by eating their holy gifts; for I am the LORD who sanctifies them.' "

17 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

Cross References

• 1. Numbers 18:32