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Leviticus 21:15 KJV
Leviticus · chapter 21 · verse 15
Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the LORD do sanctify him.Leviticus 21:15 · King James Version
Leviticus 21:15 in context
13And he shall take a wife in her virginity.
14A 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.
15Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the LORD do sanctify him.
16And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
17Speak 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- profanechâlalproperly, to boreH2490 →
- peopleʻama peopleH5971 →
- seedzeraʻseedH2233 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
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