Leviticus 21:18

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

For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or any thing superfluous,

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For whatever man he is that has a defect, he shall not draw near: a blind man, or a lame, or he who has a flat nose, or any deformity,

For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or any thing superfluous,

For whatever man he be that has a blemish, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that has a flat nose, or any thing superfluous,

21:19 Or a man that is brokenfooted, or brokenhanded,

What does Leviticus 21:18 mean?

Leviticus 21:18 is a verse in the book of Leviticus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אִישׁ (ʼîysh), מאוּם (mʼûwm), קָרַב (qârab).

Hebrew interlinear

For

whatsoever

manאִישׁʼîysh/eesh/H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

that

hath

blemish,מאוּםmʼûwm/moom/H3971to stain; a blemish (physically or morally)

shall

not

approach:קָרַבqârab/kaw-rab'/H7126to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose

blindעִוֵּרʻivvêr/iv-vare'/H5787blind (literally or figuratively)

man,אִישׁʼîysh/eesh/H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

lame,פִּסֵּחַpiççêach/pis-say'-akh/H6455lame

that

hath

flat

nose,חָרַםchâram/khaw-ram'/H2763to seclude; specifically (by a ban) to devote to religious uses (especially destruction); physical and reflexive, to be blunt as to the nose

any

thing

superfluous,שָׂרַעsâraʻ/saw-rah'/H8311to prolong, i.e. (reflex) be deformed by excess of members

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Blemish Priests Sanctification

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Leviticus 21:18.

Deuteronomy 15:21

And if there be any blemish therein, as if it be lame, or blind, or have any ill blemish, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto the LORD thy God.

2 Samuel 5:6

And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David cannot come in hither. thinking: or, saying David shall not, etc

2 Samuel 5:8

And David said on that day, Whosoever getteth up to the gutter, and smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind, that are hated of David's soul, he shall be chief and captain. Wherefore they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house. Wherefore: or, Because they had said, even the blind and the lame, He shall not come into the house

Jeremiah 31:8

Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the coasts of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together: a great company shall return thither.

Job 29:15

I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.

Malachi 1:8

And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? and if ye offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? offer it now unto thy governor; will he be pleased with thee, or accept thy person? saith the LORD of hosts. for: Heb. to

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What does Leviticus 21:18 say?

Leviticus 21:18 (King James Version) reads: "For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or any thing superfluous,"

Is Leviticus 21:18 in the Old or New Testament?

Leviticus 21:18 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Leviticus.

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