Verse Lens · Context pointer
Leviticus 22:3 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 3. 3Say unto them, Whosoever he be of all your seed among your generations, that goeth unto the holy things, which the children of Israel hallow unto the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from my presence: I am the LORD.
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Role in This Section
This verse excludes a priest from holy things while a ritual impurity remains.
Read It With
- Leviticus 22:1-9
Place Leviticus 22:3 inside 22:1-9. This verse excludes a priest from holy things while a ritual impurity remains. Its surrounding procedure or case makes the larger point: Priests protect holy gifts by abstaining while affected by skin conditions, discharges, corpse or emission contact, or unclean creatures, then wash and wait until evening.
Why It Needs Context
The verse excludes a priest from holy things while a ritual impurity remains. Follow Leviticus 22:1-9 before drawing an enduring truth, since the surrounding case determines what this detail does and does not establish.
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Leviticus 22:1-9 — Priests with temporary impurity must wait before holy foodSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact reader-facing KJV wording, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete verse coverage for this thought unit.
Exact location: Leviticus 22:1-9, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Leviticus
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Hebrew wording, morphology, ritual and legal vocabulary, names, clause relationships, KJV language controls, and translation limits.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v.2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Lev.xml, Masoretic words and morphology for 22:1-9
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