Study it in the app“And they shall not come near to me to serve as priests for me, nor to come near to any of my holy things, to the most holy things; and they shall bear their shame and their abominations that they have committed.”
And they shall notוְלֹאcome nearיִגְּשׁוּto meאֵלַיto serve as priestsלְכַהֵןfor me,לִיnorוְto come nearלָגֶשֶׁתto anyעַל כָּלof my holy things,קָדָשַׁיto the most holy things;אֶל קָדְשֵׁי הַקְּדָשִׁיםand they shall bearוְנָשְׂאוּtheir shameכְּלִמָּתָםand their abominationsוְתוֹעֲבוֹתָםthatאֲשֶׁרthey have committed.עָשׂוּ
come near
To go until one is near someone or something.
Where else “yigshu” appearsserve as priest
Serve as a priest.
Where else “chahen” appearsholy thing
Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.
Where else “kadasha” appearsbear
To bear the consequences of a fault, like someone carrying a weight.
Where else “nasu” appearsdisgrace, shame
Shame, dishonor suffered before others.
Where else “kelimata” appearsabomination
Abomination: something that a people or God rejects with disgust, above all idolatry and the practices God forbids; also a custom another people will not tolerate.
Where else “toavota” appearsdo
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asu” appears12Because they ministered to them before their idols, and became for the house of Israel a stumbling block of iniquity, therefore I have raised my hand against them, declares Adonai YHWH, and they shall bear their iniquity.
13 · This verse (above)
14And I will make them keepers of the charge of the house, for all its service and for all that is done in it.
