KJV King James Version
Neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God [is] upon him: I [am] the LORD.
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Leviticus 21:12
Neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God [is] upon him: I [am] the LORD.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
He must not leave or desecrate the sanctuary of his God, for the consecration of the anointing oil of his God is on him. I am the LORD.
WEB World English Bible
neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him. I am Yahweh.
ASV American Standard Version
neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am Jehovah.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
nor from the sanctuary doth he go out, nor doth he pollute the sanctuary of his God, for the separation of the anointing oil of his God is on him; I am Jehovah.
Surrounding context — Leviticus 21
9 And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire.
10 And [he that is] the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes;
11 Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;
12 Neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God [is] upon him: I [am] the LORD.
13 And he shall take a wife in her virginity.
14 A widow, or a divorced woman, or profane, [or] an harlot, these shall he not take: but he shall take a virgin of his own people to wife.
15 Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the LORD do sanctify him.
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וּמִן־H4480 · minfromהַמִּקְדָּשׁ֙H4720 · miq.dashsanctuaryלֹ֣אH3808 · lonotיֵצֵ֔אH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeוְלֹ֣אH3808 · lonotיְחַלֵּ֔לH2490 · cha.lalto boreאֵ֖תH853 · et[Obj.]מִקְדַּ֣שׁH4720 · miq.dashsanctuaryאֱלֹהָ֑יוH430 · e.lo.himGodכִּ֡יH3588 · kiforנֵ֠זֶרH5145 · ne.zerconsecration: Nazirite vowשֶׁ֣מֶןH8081 · she.menoilמִשְׁחַ֧תH4888 · mish.chahanointingאֱלֹהָ֛יוH430 · e.lo.himGodעָלָ֖יוH5921 · aluponאֲנִ֥יH589 · a.niIיְהוָֽה׃H3068 · ye.ho.vahLORD
Cross-references
Leviticus 10:7And ye shall not go out from the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: for the anointing oil of the LORD [is] upon you. And they did according to the word of Moses.Leviticus 8:9-12And he put the mitre upon his head; also upon the mitre, [even] upon his forefront, did he put the golden plate, the holy crown; as the LORD commanded Moses.Exodus 29:6-7And thou shalt put the mitre upon his head, and put the holy crown upon the mitre.Exodus 28:36And thou shalt make a plate [of] pure gold, and grave upon it, [like] the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.Leviticus 8:30And Moses took of the anointing oil, and of the blood which [was] upon the altar, and sprinkled [it] upon Aaron, [and] upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon his sons’ garments with him; and sanctified Aaron, [and] his garments, and his sons, and his sons’ garments with him.Acts 10:38How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Lord GOD [is] upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to [them that are] bound;
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