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And you shall sanctify him,וְקִדַּשְׁתּוֹforכִּיheהוּאpresentsמַקְרִיבthe foodאֶת לֶחֶםof your Elohim;אֱלֹהֶיךָhe shall beיִהְיֶהholyקָדֹשׁto you,לָּךְforכִּיI,אֲנִיYHWH,יְהוָהwho sanctifiesמְקַדִּשְׁyou,כֶםam holy.קָדוֹשׁ
Leviticus 21:8
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Leviticus 21:8, word by word
- And you shall sanctify himקִדַּשְׁתּkidasht
consecrate
To set apart people, things or a day for God.
Where else “kidasht” appears- presentsמַקְרִיבmakriv
bring near
To bring something, or offer a gift to YHWH.
Where else “makriv” appears- the foodלֶחֶםlechem
food
Everything eaten at the table, even if it is not bread.
Where else “lechem” appears- of your Elohimאֱלֹהֶיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- he shall beיִהְיֶהyihye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yihye” appears- holyקָדֹשׁkadosh
holy
Set apart for God, distinct from the common.
Where else “kadosh” appears- 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
The context
7They shall not take a woman who is a prostitute or profaned, and they shall not take a woman divorced from her husband, for he is holy to his Elohim.
8 · This verse (above)
9And the daughter of a priest, if she profanes herself by prostituting herself, she profanes her father; she shall be burned in the fire.