Leviticus
Leviticus 21:6
6They must be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God. Because they present to the LORD the food offerings, the food of their God, they must be holy.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They must be | יִהְיוּ֙ | yih·yū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| holy | קְדֹשִׁ֤ים | qə·ḏō·šîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H6918 sacred, holy |
| to their God | לֵאלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם | lê·lō·hê·hem | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H430 God |
| and not | וְלֹ֣א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| profane | יְחַלְּל֔וּ | yə·ḥal·lə·lū | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H2490 bore, pierce |
| the name | שֵׁ֖ם | šêm | Noun - masculine singular construct | H8034 name |
| of their God | אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם | ’ĕ·lō·hê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H430 God |
| Because | כִּי֩ | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| they | הֵ֥ם | hêm | Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| present | מַקְרִיבִ֖ם | maq·rî·ḇim | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural | H7126 come near, approach |
| to the LORD | יְהוָ֜ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| the food offerings | אִשֵּׁ֨י | ’iš·šê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H801 an offering made by fire |
| the food | לֶ֧חֶם | le·ḥem | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3899 bread, food |
| of their God | אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֛ם | ’ĕ·lō·hê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H430 God |
| they must be | וְהָ֥יוּ | wə·hā·yū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| holy | קֹֽדֶשׁ׃ | qō·ḏeš | Noun - masculine singular | H6944 sacred, sanctity |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.