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Leviticus 21:20

21:19 Or a man that is brokenfooted, or brokenhanded,
Or crookbackt, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or be scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken; a dwarf: or, too slender

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or hunchbacked, or a dwarf, or one who has a defect in his eye, or an itching disease, or scabs, or who has damaged testicles.

Or crookbackt, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or be scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken;

Or hunch back, or a dwarf, or that has a blemish in his eye, or be scurvy, or scabbed, or has his stones broken;

21:21 No man that hath a blemish of the seed of Aaron the priest shall come nigh to offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire: he hath a blemish; he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God.

What does Leviticus 21:20 mean?

Leviticus 21:20 is a verse in the book of Leviticus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include גִּבֵּן (gibbên), דַּק (daq), תְּבַּלֻּל (tᵉballul).

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Or
crookbackt,גִּבֵּןgibbên/gib-bane'/H1384hunch-backed
or
a
dwarf,דַּקdaq/dak/H1851crushed, i.e. (by implication) small or thin
or
that
hath
a
blemishתְּבַּלֻּלtᵉballul/teb-al-lool'/H8400a cataract (in the eye)
in
his
eye,עַיִןʻayin/ah'-yin/H5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
or
be
scurvy,גָּרָבgârâb/gaw-rawb'/H1618scurf (from itching)
or
scabbed,יַלֶּפֶתyallepheth/yal-leh'-feth/H3217scurf or tetter
or
hath
his
stonesאֶשֶׁךְʼeshek/eh'-shek/H810a testicle (as a lump)
broken;מְרוֹחַmᵉrôwach/mer-o-akh'/H4790bruised, i.e. emasculated
a
dwarf:
or,
too
slender

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Leviticus 22:22

Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a wen, or scurvy, or scabbed, ye shall not offer these unto the LORD, nor make an offering by fire of them upon the altar unto the LORD.

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What does Leviticus 21:20 say?

Leviticus 21:20 (King James Version) reads: "Or crookbackt, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or be scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken; a dwarf: or, too slender"

Is Leviticus 21:20 in the Old or New Testament?

Leviticus 21:20 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Leviticus.

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