Leviticus 21:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the Lord do sanctify him.”

Leviticus 21:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Leviticus 21:15 in 6 Bible Translations

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Leviticus 21:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He shall not profane his offspring among his people, for I am Yahweh who sanctifies him.’””

Leviticus 21:15 — World English Bible

Leviticus 21:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And he shall not profane his seed among his people: for I am Jehovah who sanctifieth him.”

Leviticus 21:15 — American Standard Version

Leviticus 21:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and he doth not pollute his seed among his people; for I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah, sanctifying him.'”

Leviticus 21:15 — Young's Literal Translation

Leviticus 21:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And he shall not profane his seed among his peoples; for I am Jehovah who do hallow him.”

Leviticus 21:15 — Darby Translation

Leviticus 21:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Neyther shall he defile his seede among his people: for I am the Lord which sanctifie him.”

Leviticus 21:15 — Geneva Bible

Leviticus 21:15 in Context — Leviticus 21

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.

15 Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the Lord do sanctify him.

16 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

17 Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of thy seed in their generations that hath any blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God.

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What Does Leviticus 21:15 Mean?

Leviticus 21:15 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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