9They shall therefore keep my ordinance, lest they bear sin for it, and die therefore, if they profane it: I the LORD do sanctify them.


In Context

6 The soul which hath touched any such shall be unclean until evening, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he shall wash his flesh with water.

7 And when the sun is set, he shall be clean, and shall afterward eat of the holy things, because it is his food.

8 That which dieth of itself, or is torn by beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself with it: I am the LORD.

9 They shall therefore keep my ordinance, lest they bear sin for it, and die therefore, if they profane it: I the LORD do sanctify them.

10 There shall no stranger eat of the holy thing: a sojourner of the priest, or a hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing.

11 But if the priest shall buy any soul with his money, he shall eat of it, and he that is born in his house: they shall eat of his meat.

Leviticus 22:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:9They shall therefore keep mine ordinance, lest they bear sin for it, and die therefore, if they profane it: I the LORD do sanctify them.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

22:9" 'The priests are to keep my requirements so that they do not become guilty and die for treating them with contempt. I am the Lord , who makes them holy.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

22:9Let them keep my precepts, that they may not fall into sin, and die in the sanctuary, when they shall have defiled it. I am the Lord who sanctify them.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

22:9They shall therefore keep my charge, lest they bear sin for it, and die therein, if they profane it: I am Jehovah who sanctifieth them.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:9And they shall keep my charge, lest they bear sin for it, and die by it, if they profane it: I am Jehovah who do hallow them.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

22:9They shall therefore keep my charge, lest they bear sin for it, and die therein, if they profane it: I am the LORD which sanctify them.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:9|'They shall therefore follow my requirements, lest they bear sin for it, and die therein, if they profane it. I am Yahweh who sanctifies them.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

22:9And they have kept My charge, and bear no sin for it, that they have died for it when they pollute it; I am Jehovah sanctifying them.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:9They shall therefore keep my ordinance, lest they bear sin for it, and die therefore, if they profane it: I the LORD do sanctify them.