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Leviticus 21:6

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21:6“ ‘They must be holy to their God, and they must not profane9 the name of their God, because they are the ones who present the Lord’s gifts,10 the food of their God. Therefore they must be holy.11

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Footnotes

  1. 9 Regarding “profane,” see the note on above.
  2. 10 Regarding the Hebrew term for “gifts,” see the note on above (cf. also 3:11 and 16 in combination with the word for “food” that follows in the next phrase here).
  3. 11 and all early versions have the plural adjective “holy” rather than the singular noun “holiness.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

They shall be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God. For they offer the Lord’s food offerings, the bread of their God; therefore they shall be holy.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

They must be holy to their God and must not profane the name of their God. Because they present the food offerings to the Lord, the food of their God, they are to be holy.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

They are to be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God. For they present the food offerings to the Lord, the food of their God, and they must be holy.

NLTNew Living Translation

They must be set apart as holy to their God and must never bring shame on the name of God. They must be holy, for they are the ones who present the special gifts to the Lord, gifts of food for their God.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

They shall be holy to their God, and they shall not profane the name of their God, because they are bringing near the offerings made by fire to Yahweh—their God’s food—and they shall be holy.

KJV 1900King James Version

They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God: for the offerings of the Lord made by fire, and the bread of their God, they do offer: therefore they shall be holy.