Leviticus

Leviticus 22:9

⁹The priests must keep My charge, lest they bear the guilt and die because they profane it. I am the LORD who sanctifies them.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
must keep	וְשָׁמְר֣וּ	wə·šā·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
My charge	מִשְׁמַרְתִּ֗י	miš·mar·tî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H4931 guard, watch
lest	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
they bear	יִשְׂא֤וּ	yiś·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5375 lift, take, carry
the guilt	חֵ֔טְא	ḥêṭ	Noun - masculine singular	H2399 sin
and die	וּמֵ֥תוּ	ū·mê·ṯū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H4191 die
because	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they profane it	יְחַלְּלֻ֑הוּ	yə·ḥal·lə·lu·hū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular	H2490 bore, pierce
I	אֲנִ֥י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
am the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
who sanctifies them	מְקַדְּשָֽׁם׃	mə·qad·də·šām	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H6942 be set apart, consecrated

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