Leviticus 21:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am the Lord.”

Leviticus 21:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Leviticus 21:12 in 6 Bible Translations

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Leviticus 21:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He shall not go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him. I am Yahweh.”

Leviticus 21:12 — World English Bible

Leviticus 21:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am Jehovah. ”

Leviticus 21:12 — American Standard Version

Leviticus 21:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“nor from the sanctuary doth he go out, nor doth he pollute the sanctuary of his God, for the separation of the anointing oil of his God <FI>is<Fi> on him; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah.”

Leviticus 21:12 — Young's Literal Translation

Leviticus 21:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of hisGod; for the consecration of the anointing oil of hisGod is upon him: I am Jehovah. ”

Leviticus 21:12 — Darby Translation

Leviticus 21:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Neither shall he goe out of the Sanctuarie, nor pollute the holy place of his God: for the crowne of the anoynting oyle of his God is vpon him: I am the Lord.”

Leviticus 21:12 — Geneva Bible

Leviticus 21:12 in Context — Leviticus 21

10 And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes;

11 Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;

12 Neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am the Lord.

13 And he shall take a wife in her virginity.

14 A widow, or a divorced woman, or profane, or an harlot, these shall he not take: but he shall take a virgin of his own people to wife.

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What Does Leviticus 21:12 Mean?

Leviticus 21:12 is a verse from the Book of Leviticus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Leviticus chapter 21. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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