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They must keep my charge so that they do not incur sin on account of it[a] and therefore die[b] because they profane it. I am the Lord who sanctifies them.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 22:9 tn Heb “and they will not lift up on it sin.” The pronoun “it” (masculine) apparently refers to any item of food that belongs to the category of “holy offerings” (see above).
  2. Leviticus 22:9 tn Heb “and die in it.”

“‘The priests are to perform my service(A) in such a way that they do not become guilty(B) and die(C) for treating it with contempt. I am the Lord, who makes them holy.(D)

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