Leviticus 21:15
So shall he not profane his seed, among his kinsfolk,—For I—Yahweh, do hallow him.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the LORD do sanctify him.
In Context
16And Yahweh spake unto Moses, saying:
Cross References
Exodus 34:16And thou wilt take of his daughters for thy sons,—And his daughters will go unchastely after their gods, And will cause thy sons to go unchastely after their gods.
Leviticus 20:7Therefore shall ye hallow yourselves and be holy,—Because I—Yahweh, am your God.
Leviticus 22:16nor cause them to bear guilty iniquity, when they eat their hallowed things,—For, I—Yahweh, am hallowing them.
Ezra 9:2for they have taken of their daughters, for themselves and for their sons, so that the holy seed have intermingled themselves among the peoples of the lands,—and, the hand of the rulers and the deputies, hath, in this unfaithfulness, been, foremost.
Nehemiah 13:29Remember them, O my God,—on account of the Defilings of the Priesthood, and the Covenant of the Priesthood, and of the Levites.
Malachi 2:15Now was it not, One, [who] made [you] who had, the residue of the spirit? What, then, of that One? He was seeking a godly seed. Therefore should ye take heed to your spirit, and, with the wife of thy youth, do not thou deal treacherously.
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 →