“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
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
דַּבֵּ֨ר אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֜ן וְאֶל־בָּנָ֗יו וְיִנָּֽזְרוּ֙ מִקָּדְשֵׁ֣י בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְלֹ֥א יְחַלְּל֖וּ אֶת־שֵׁ֣ם קָדְשִׁ֑י אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֵ֧ם מַקְדִּשִׁ֛ים לִ֖י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃
- דַּבֵּ֨רda.Ber“speak”Verb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from דָבַר · “speak” · Strong's H1696G
- אֶֽל־'el-“to”Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- אַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.Ron“Aaron”Noun, proper name of a man · from אַהֲרֹן · “Aaron” · Strong's H0175
- וְאֶל־ve.'el-“and to”Conjunction + Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- בָּנָ֗יוba.Nav“sons his”Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
- וְיִנָּֽזְרוּ֙ve.yi.na.ze.Ru“so they may separate themselves”Conjunction + Verb, niphal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from נָזַר · “to dedicate” · Strong's H5144A
- מִקָּדְשֵׁ֣יmi.ka.de.Shei“from [the] holy things of”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from קֹ֫דֶשׁ · “holiness” · Strong's H6944G
- בְנֵֽי־ve.nei-“[the] people of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'El“Israel”Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
- וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'“and not”Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- יְחַלְּל֖וּye.cha.le.Lu“they will profane”Verb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from חָלַל · “profane” · Strong's H2490H
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- שֵׁ֣םshem“[the] name of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
- קָדְשִׁ֑יkod.shi“holiness my”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from קֹ֫דֶשׁ · “holiness” · Strong's H6944G
- אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sher“which”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- הֵ֧םhem“they”Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הֵ֫מָּה · “they(masc.)” · Strong's H1992
- מַקְדִּשִׁ֛יםmak.di.Shim“[are] setting apart as holy”Verb, hiphil, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from קָדַשׁ · “consecate” · Strong's H6942G
- לִ֖יli“to <the> me”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
- אֲנִ֥י'a.Ni“I”Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
- 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)