Leviticus 21:6
Context| NETBible | “‘They must be holy to their God, and they must not profane 1 the name of their God, because they are the ones who present the Lord’s gifts, 2 the food of their God. Therefore they must be holy. 3 |
| XREF | Ex 28:36; Ex 29:44; Le 3:11; Le 10:3; Le 18:21; Le 19:12; Le 21:8; Ezr 8:28; Isa 52:11; Eze 44:7; Mal 1:6,11,12; Mal 1:7; 1Pe 2:9 |
| NET © Notes |
1 sn Regarding “profane,” see the note on Lev 10:10 above. 2 sn Regarding the Hebrew term for “gifts,” see the note on Lev 1:9 above (cf. also 3:11 and 16 in combination with the word for “food” that follows in the next phrase here). 3 tc Smr and all early versions have the plural adjective “holy” rather than the MT singular noun “holiness.” |
