Leviticus 21:15
And he shall not profane his seed among his peoples; for I am Jehovah who do hallow him.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the LORD do sanctify him.
In Context
16And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
Cross References
Exodus 34:16and thou take of their daughters unto thy sons, and their daughters go a whoring after their gods, and make thy sons go a whoring after their gods.
Leviticus 20:7Hallow yourselves therefore, and be holy; for I am Jehovah your God.
Leviticus 22:16and cause them to bear the iniquity of trespass when they eat their holy things; for I am Jehovah who do hallow them.
Ezra 9:2for they have taken of their daughters for themselves and for their sons, and have mingled the holy seed with the peoples of the lands; and the hand of the princes and rulers has been chief in this unfaithfulness.
Nehemiah 13:29Remember them, my God, for they are polluters of the priesthood, and of the covenant of the priesthood and of the Levites!
Malachi 2:15And did not one make [them]? and the remnant of the Spirit was his. And wherefore the one? He sought a seed of God. Take heed then to your spirit, and let none deal unfaithfully against the wife of his youth,
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 21:11-16
10 And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes; 11 Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother; 12 Neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am the Lord . 13 And he shall take a wife in her virginity. 14 A widow, or a… Read the whole commentary →