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Leviticus 21:6

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

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Leviticus 21:6 — English Standard Version (ESV)

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.

Leviticus 21:6 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

Leviticus 21:6 — New Living Translation (NLT)

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.

Leviticus 21:6 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

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

Leviticus 21:6 — New Century Version (NCV)

They must be holy to their God and show respect for God’s name, because they present the offerings made by fire to the Lord, which is the food of their God. So they must be holy.

Leviticus 21:6 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Leviticus 21:6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God; for they present Jehovah’s offerings by fire, the bread of their God; therefore shall they be holy.

Leviticus 21:6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

“Be God’s holy men, and don’t dishonor the name of your God. Be holy because you bring sacrifices by fire to the Lord. It is the food of your God.

Leviticus 21:6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

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

Leviticus 21:6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

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

Leviticus 21:6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

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.

Leviticus 21:6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

“ ‘Priests must be holy. They must be set apart for me. I am their God. They must not treat my name as if it were not holy. They must be holy because they bring offerings that are made to me with fire. That is my food.

Leviticus 21:6 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

‘They shall be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God, for they present the offerings by fire to the Lord, the food of their God; so they shall be holy.


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