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So they shall keepוְשָׁמְרוּmy charge,אֶת מִשְׁמַרְתִּיso that they do notוְלֹאbearיִשְׂאוּsinחֵטְאbecause of itעָלָיוand dieוּמֵתוּby itבוֹwhenכִּיthey profane it.יְחַלְּלֻהוּIאֲנִיam YHWH,יְהוָהwho sanctifiesמְקַדְּשָׁthem.ם
Leviticus 22:9
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Leviticus 22:9, word by word
- So they shall keepשָׁמְרוּshamru
keep
To obey the covenant or the commands.
Where else “shamru” appears- my chargeמִשְׁמַרְתִּmishmarti
charge
What one is entrusted to keep or carry out.
Where else “mishmarti” appears- bearיִשְׂאוּyisu
bear
To bear the consequences of a fault, like someone carrying a weight.
Where else “yisu” appears- sinחֵטְאchet
offense, sin
Offense, sin; its penalty.
Where else “chet” appears- and dieמֵתוּmetu
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “metu” appears- they profane itיְחַלְּלֻyechallu
profane
To treat what is holy as common.
Where else “yechallu” 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 sanctifiesמְקַדְּשָׁmekadsha
consecrate
To set apart people, things or a day for God.
Where else “mekadsha” appears
The context
8An animal that died or one torn by beasts he shall not eat, becoming unclean by it. I am YHWH.
9 · This verse (above)
10And no stranger shall eat a holy thing; the temporary resident of a priest and the hired worker shall not eat a holy thing.