and so cause them to bear the iniquity that brings guilt when they eat their holy things; for I am Yahweh who sanctifies them.’ ”
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and so cause them to bear the iniquity that brings guilt when they eat their holy things; for I am Yahweh who sanctifies them.’ ”
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Or suffer them to bear the iniquity of trespass, when they eat their holy things: for I the LORD do sanctify them.
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and so cause them to bear the iniquity that bringeth guilt, when they eat their holy things; for I am the LORD who sanctify them.
Cross-references (6)
Passages linked to Leviticus 22:16 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Leviticus 22:9 “ ‘They shall therefore follow my commandment, lest they bear sin for it and die in it, if they profane it. I am Yahweh who sanctifies them.
- 1 Peter 2:24 He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness. You were healed by his wounds.
- Leviticus 7:18 If any of the meat of the sacrifice of his peace offerings is eaten on the third day, it will not be accepted, and it shall not be credited to him who offers it. It will be an abomination, and the soul who eats any of it will bear his iniquity.
- Leviticus 20:8 You shall keep my statutes, and do them. I am Yahweh who sanctifies you.
- Psalms 38:4 For my iniquities have gone over my head. As a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me.
- Isaiah 53:11-12 After the suffering of his soul, he will see the light and be satisfied. My righteous servant will justify many by the knowledge of himself; and he will bear their iniquities. Therefore I will give him a portion with the great. He will divide the plunder with the strong; because he poured out his soul to death and was counted with the transgressors; yet he bore the sins of many and made intercession for the transgressors.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain For if they did not offer for their error,…
For if they did not offer for their error, the people by their example might commit the like offense.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Lev 22:16 Or suffer them to bear the iniquity…
Lev 22:16 Or suffer them to bear the iniquity of trespass, when they eat their holy things: for I the LORD do sanctify them.
Ver. 16. Or suffer them.] From my "other men’s sins," good Lord deliver me, said one: have we not enough of our own to answer for? See 1Ti 5:22, {See Trapp on "1Ti 5:22"} That cannot be wholesome meat that is sauced with the blood of souls, and spiced with the wrath of God.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain i.e. They, i.e. the priests shall not (the negative…
i.e. They, i.e. the priests shall not (the negative particle being understood out of the foregoing clause, as Psa 1:5; 9:18 suffer them, i.e. the people, to bear the iniquity of trespass, i.e. the punishment of their sin, which they might expect from God, and for the prevention whereof the priest was to see restitution made, &c. The words may be rendered thus, But (so the Hebrew vau is oft translated) they, i.e. the priests, shall make them, i.e. the people, to bear the iniquity, or punishment, of their trespass or sin, i.e. they shall require from them reparations in manner here expressed.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the Lord spake unto Moses,.... At the same…
And the Lord spake unto Moses,.... At the same time; for having said many things concerning the holiness of priests, whose business it was to offer sacrifices, he adds various things concerning the nature, condition, and circumstances of the sacrifices they were to offer:
saying, as follows.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain They - That is, the priests, shall not (the…
They - That is, the priests, shall not (the negative particle being understood out of the foregoing clause) suffer them - That is, the people, to bear the iniquity of trespass - That is, the punishment of their sin, which they might expect from God, and for the prevention whereof the priest was to see restitution made.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Lev 22:16. They — That is, the priests; shall…
Lev 22:16. They — That is, the priests; shall not (the negative particle being understood out of the foregoing clause) suffer them — That is, the people; to bear the iniquity of trespass — That is, the punishment of their sin, which they might expect from God, and for the prevention whereof the priest was to see restitution made.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 16. to bear the iniquity that bringeth guilt] The…
16. to bear the iniquity that bringeth guilt] The expression is unique.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (16) Or suffer them to bear the iniquity of…
(16) Or suffer them to bear the iniquity of trespass.—Better, Moreover, they shall not cause them to bear the iniquity. That is, not only are the priests themselves prohibited to treat with profanity the sacred gifts, but they are to realise that it is incumbent upon them to guard these sacrifices so carefully as not to cause the Israelites to contract sin by transgressing the laws by eating holy things which are put in their way through culpable negligence.
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