Leviticus 21:23
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“Only he shall not go in unto the vail, nor come nigh unto the altar, because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my sanctuaries: for I the Lord do sanctify them.”
נָגַשׁ
to be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a woman; as an enemy, to attack; religious to worship; causatively, to present; figuratively, to adduce an argument; by reversal, to stand back
חָלַל
he will profane
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חָלַל
Pierced, wounded, profaned. Chalal. To be fatally pierced through. This is the word used for Jesus being pierced on the cross. He was pierced because of what we did, not because of anything He did.
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קָדַשׁ
who sets apart as holy/ them
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קָדַשׁ
who sets apart as holy/ them
To set apart, to sanctify. Qadash. God sanctified the Sabbath. He sanctifies His people. To be holy is to be entirely His.
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יְהֹוָה
am Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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מִקְדָּשׁ
sanctuary/ my
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מִקְדָּשׁ
a consecrated thing or place, especially, a palace, sanctuary (whether of Jehovah or of idols) or asylum
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מאוּם
a blemish
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מאוּם
to stain; a blemish (physically or morally)
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