Leviticus 22:2

“Tell Aaron and his sons to treat with respect the sacred offerings that the Israelites have consecrated to Me, so that they do not profane My holy name. I am the LORD.
Leviticus 22:2
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

דַּבֵּ֨ר אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֜ן וְאֶל־בָּנָ֗יו וְיִנָּֽזְרוּ֙ מִקָּדְשֵׁ֣י בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְלֹ֥א יְחַלְּל֖וּ אֶת־שֵׁ֣ם קָדְשִׁ֑י אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֵ֧ם מַקְדִּשִׁ֛ים לִ֖י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃

  1. דַּבֵּ֨רda.Ber“speak”
    Verb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from דָבַר · “speak” · Strong's H1696G
  2. אֶֽל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  3. אַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.Ron“Aaron”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אַהֲרֹן · “Aaron” · Strong's H0175
  4. וְאֶל־ve.'el-“and to”
    Conjunction + Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  5. בָּנָ֗יוba.Nav“sons his”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  6. וְיִנָּֽזְרוּ֙ve.yi.na.ze.Ru“so they may separate themselves”
    Conjunction + Verb, niphal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from נָזַר · “to dedicate” · Strong's H5144A
  7. מִקָּדְשֵׁ֣יmi.ka.de.Shei“from [the] holy things of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from קֹ֫דֶשׁ · “holiness” · Strong's H6944G
  8. בְנֵֽי־ve.nei-“[the] people of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
  9. יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  10. וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  11. יְחַלְּל֖וּye.cha.le.Lu“they will profane”
    Verb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from חָלַל · “profane” · Strong's H2490H
  12. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  13. שֵׁ֣םshem“[the] name of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
  14. קָדְשִׁ֑יkod.shi“holiness my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from קֹ֫דֶשׁ · “holiness” · Strong's H6944G
  15. אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  16. הֵ֧םhem“they”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הֵ֫מָּה · “they(masc.)” · Strong's H1992
  17. מַקְדִּשִׁ֛יםmak.di.Shim“[are] setting apart as holy”
    Verb, hiphil, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from קָדַשׁ · “consecate” · Strong's H6942G
  18. לִ֖יli“to <the> me”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
  19. אֲנִ֥י'a.Ni“I”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
  20. יְהוָֽה׃Yah.weh“[am] Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)