Leviticus 22:15

15 The priests must not desecrate the sacred offerings the Israelites present to the LORD

Leviticus 22:15 in Other Translations

15 And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer unto the LORD;

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

15 The priests must not let the Israelites defile the sacred offerings brought to the LORD

15 "The priests must not treat with irreverence the holy offerings of the Israelites that they contribute to God

15 And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer unto Jehovah,

15 Priests must not dishonor the holy offerings that the Israelites contribute to the LORD.

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

15 " 'The priests must not allow the sacred offerings to become "unclean." They are the offerings the people of Israel bring to me.

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 is divorced, yet has no children, and she returns to live in her father’s household as in her youth, she may eat her father’s food. No unauthorized person, however, may eat it.

14 “ ‘Anyone who eats a sacred offering by mistake must make restitution to the priest for the offering and add a fifth of the value to it.

15 The priests must not desecrate the sacred offerings the Israelites present to the LORD

16 by allowing them to eat the sacred offerings and so bring upon them guilt requiring payment. I am the LORD, who makes them holy.’ ”

17 The LORD said to Moses,

Cross References

• 1. S Leviticus 19:8
• 2. Numbers 18:32