Leviticus 21:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God: for the offerings of the Lord made by fire, and the bread of their God, they do offer: therefore they shall be holy.”

Leviticus 21:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Leviticus 21:6 in 6 Bible Translations

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Leviticus 21:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“They shall be holy to their God, and not profane the name of their God, for they offer the offerings of Yahweh made by fire, the bread of their God. Therefore they shall be holy.”

Leviticus 21:6 — World English Bible

Leviticus 21:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God; for the offerings of Jehovah made by fire, the bread of their God, they do offer: therefore they shall be holy.”

Leviticus 21:6 — American Standard Version

Leviticus 21:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“they are holy to their God, and they pollute not the name of their God, for the fire-offerings of Jehovah, bread of their God, they are bringing near, and have been holy.”

Leviticus 21:6 — Young's Literal Translation

Leviticus 21:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God; for they present Jehovah's offerings by fire, the bread of their God; therefore shall they be holy.”

Leviticus 21:6 — Darby Translation

Leviticus 21:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“They shalbe holy vnto their God, and not pollute the name of their God: for the sacrifices of the Lord made by fire, and the bread of their God they doe offer: therefore they shalbe holie.”

Leviticus 21:6 — Geneva Bible

Leviticus 21:6 in Context — Leviticus 21

4 No se contaminará, [porque es] príncipe en sus pueblos, haciéndose inmundo.

5 No harán calva en su cabeza, ni raerán la punta de su barba, ni en su carne harán rasguños.

6 Santos serán á su Dios, y no profanarán el nombre de su Dios; porque los fuegos de Jehová y el pan de su Dios ofrecen: por tanto serán santos.

7 Mujer ramera ó infame no tomarán: ni tomarán mujer repudiada de su marido: porque es santo á su Dios.

8 Lo santificarás por tanto, pues el pan de tu Dios ofrece: santo será para ti, porque santo soy yo Jehová vuestro santificador.

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What Does Leviticus 21:6 Mean?

Leviticus 21:6 is a verse from the Book of Leviticus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Leviticus chapter 21. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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