Leviticus 21:16

21:15 Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the LORD do sanctify him.

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

KJV

Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

21:17 Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of thy seed in their generations that hath any blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God. bread: or, food

What does Leviticus 21:16 mean?

Leviticus 21:16 is a verse in the book of Leviticus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), דָבַר (dâbar), מֹשֶׁה (Môsheh).

Hebrew interlinear

And

the

LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

spakeדָבַרdâbar/daw-bar'/H1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue

unto

Moses,מֹשֶׁהMôsheh/mo-sheh'/H4872Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver

saying,אָמַרʼâmar/aw-mar'/H559to say (used with great latitude)

Topics

Sanctification

People & places in this verse

People

Moses

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Leviticus 21:16.

Psalms 78:19

Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness? furnish: Heb. order

Psalms 89:19

Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.

Psalms 94:4

How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?

Frequently asked questions

What does Leviticus 21:16 say?

Leviticus 21:16 (King James Version) reads: "And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"

Is Leviticus 21:16 in the Old or New Testament?

Leviticus 21:16 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Leviticus.

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As you read Leviticus 21:16, what is one truth here you can carry into today?

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