Leviticus 22:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Or suffer them to bear the iniquity of trespass, when they eat their holy things: for I the Lord do sanctify them.”

Leviticus 22:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Leviticus 22:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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Leviticus 22:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“and so cause them to bear the iniquity that brings guilt when they eat their holy things; for I am Yahweh who sanctifies them.’””

Leviticus 22:16 — World English Bible

Leviticus 22:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“and so cause them to bear the iniquity that bringeth guilt, when they eat their holy things: for I am Jehovah who sanctifieth them. ”

Leviticus 22:16 — American Standard Version

Leviticus 22:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“nor have caused them to bear the iniquity of the guilt-offering in their eating their holy things; for I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah, sanctifying them.'”

Leviticus 22:16 — Young's Literal Translation

Leviticus 22:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“and cause them to bear the iniquity of trespass when they eat their holy things; for I am Jehovah who do hallow them.”

Leviticus 22:16 — Darby Translation

Leviticus 22:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Neither cause the people to beare the iniquitie of their trespas, while they eate their holy thing: for I the Lord do halowe them.”

Leviticus 22:16 — Geneva Bible

Leviticus 22:16 in Context — Leviticus 22

14 And if a man eat of the holy thing unwittingly, then he shall put the fifth part thereof unto it, and shall give it unto the priest with the holy thing.

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

16 Or suffer them to bear the iniquity of trespass, when they eat their holy things: for I the Lord do sanctify them.

17 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

18 Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them, Whatsoever he be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, that will offer his oblation for all his vows, and for all his freewill offerings, which they will offer unto the Lord for a burnt offering;

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What Does Leviticus 22:16 Mean?

Leviticus 22:16 is a verse from the Book of Leviticus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Leviticus chapter 22. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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