Leviticus 21:8
Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto thee: for I the Lord, which sanctify you, am holy.
Context
This verse from Leviticus Chapter 21 connects to 10 cross-references. Special holiness requirements for priests restrict their contact with dead bodies to close family members, prohibit certain mourning practices, require them to marry only virgins or widows of priests, and mandate physical wholeness. The high priest has even stricter requirements …
Other Translations
Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto thee; for I Jehovah, who sanctify you, am holy.
and thou hast sanctified him, for the bread of thy God he is bringing near; he is holy to thee; for holy <FI>am<Fi> I, Jehovah, sanctifying you.
And he is to be holy in your eyes, for by him the bread of your God is offered; he is to be holy in your eyes, for I the Lord, who make you holy, am holy.
Cross References
And the Lord said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them to day and to morrow, and let …
And Moses went down from the mount unto the people, and sanctified the people; and they washed their clothes.
And thou shalt put them upon Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him; and shalt anoint them, and consecrate …
And this is the thing that thou shalt do unto them to hallow them, to minister unto me in the …
And there I will meet with the children of Israel, and the tabernacle shall be sanctified by my glory.
And I will sanctify the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar: I will sanctify also both Aaron and his …
For I am the Lord your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am …
For I am the Lord that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye …
Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I …
Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the Lord your God.