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Leviticus 22:9

The priests must keep My charge, lest they bear the guilt and die because they profane it. I am the LORD who sanctifies them.
Leviticus 22:9
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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)

וְשָׁמְר֣וּ אֶת־מִשְׁמַרְתִּ֗י וְלֹֽא־יִשְׂא֤וּ עָלָיו֙ חֵ֔טְא וּמֵ֥תוּ ב֖וֹ כִּ֣י יְחַלְּלֻ֑הוּ אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה מְקַדְּשָֽׁם׃

  1. וְשָׁמְר֣וּve.sha.me.Ru“and they will keep”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from שָׁמַר · “obey” · Strong's H8104G
  2. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  3. מִשְׁמַרְתִּ֗יmish.mar.Ti“duty my”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from מִשְׁמֶ֫רֶת · “charge” · Strong's H4931
  4. וְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  5. יִשְׂא֤וּyis.'U“they will bear”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from נָשָׂא · “guilt” · Strong's H5375J
  6. עָלָיו֙'a.Lav“on it”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  7. חֵ֔טְאChet'“sin”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חֵטְא · “sin” · Strong's H2399
  8. וּמֵ֥תוּu.Me.tu“and they will die”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
  9. ב֖וֹvo“by <the> it”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  10. כִּ֣יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  11. יְחַלְּלֻ֑הוּye.cha.le.Lu.hu“they will profane it”
    Verb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָלַל · “profane” · Strong's H2490H
  12. אֲנִ֥י'a.Ni“I”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
  13. יְהוָ֖הYah.weh“[am] Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  14. מְקַדְּשָֽׁם׃me.ka.de.Sham“[who] sets apart as holy them”
    Verb, piel, participle (active), masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from קָדַשׁ · “consecate” · Strong's H6942G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)