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so that he does notוְלֹאprofaneיְחַלֵּלhis offspringזַרְעוֹamong his people;בְּעַמָּיוforכִּיIאֲנִיam YHWH,יְהוָהwho sanctifiesמְקַדְּשׁhim.”וֹ
Leviticus 21:15
Study it in the app“so that he does not profane his offspring among his people; for I am YHWH, who sanctifies him.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 21:15, word by word
- profaneיְחַלֵּלyechalel
profane
To treat what is holy as common.
Where else “yechalel” appears- his offspringזַרְעzar
offspring
The children, grandchildren and whole line that come from someone.
Where else “zar” appears- among his peopleעַמָּיamay
kin
Relatives: "gathered to his people" at death.
Where else “amay” appears- am YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- who sanctifiesמְקַדְּשׁmekadsh
consecrate
To set apart people, things or a day for God.
Where else “mekadsh” appears
The context
14A widow, or a divorced woman, or a profaned prostitute, these he shall not take; but a virgin of his own people he shall take as wife,
15 · This verse (above)
16And YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,