Verse 21
Leviticus 21:21
American Standard Version
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no man of the seed of Aaron the priest, that hath a blemish, shall come nigh to offer the offerings of Jehovah made by fire: he hath a blemish; he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God (Elohim).
Original Language Text
hebrew
כָּל אִ֞ישׁ אֲשֶׁר בּ֣/וֹ מ֗וּם מִ/זֶּ֨רַע֙ אַהֲרֹ֣ן הַ/כֹּהֵ֔ן לֹ֣א יִגַּ֔שׁ לְ/הַקְרִ֖יב אֶת אִשֵּׁ֣י יְהוָ֑ה מ֣וּם בּ֔/וֹ אֵ֚ת לֶ֣חֶם אֱלֹהָ֔י/ו לֹ֥א יִגַּ֖שׁ לְ/הַקְרִֽיב
English Translation
Any man who has a blemish from the offspring of Aaron the priest shall not approach to offer the fire offerings of the Lord; he has a blemish; he shall not approach to offer the bread of his God.
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Chapter 21 Context
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And Jehovah said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There sha...
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except for his kin, that is near unto him, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and...
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and for his sister a virgin, that is near unto him, that hath had no husband; for her may he defile...
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He shall not defile himself, [being] a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
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They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard...
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They shall be holy unto their God (Elohim), and not profane the name of their God (Elohim); for the...
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They shall not take a woman that is a harlot, or profane; neither shall they take a woman put away f...
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Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God (Elohim): he shall be holy u...
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And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the harlot, she profaneth her fath...
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And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil is poured, and...
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neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;
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neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God (Elohim); for the cro...
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And he shall take a wife in her virginity.
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A widow, or one divorced, or a profane woman, a harlot, these shall he not take: but a virgin of his...
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And he shall not profane his seed among his people: for I am Jehovah who sanctifieth him.
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And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
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Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of thy seed throughout their generations that hath a blemi...
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For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he t...
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or a man that is broken-footed, or broken-handed,
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or crook-backed, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or is scurvy, or scabbed, or hath hi...
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no man of the seed of Aaron the priest, that hath a blemish, shall come nigh to offer the offerings...
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He shall eat the bread of his God (Elohim), both of the most holy, and of the holy:
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only he shall not go in unto the veil, nor come nigh unto the altar, because he hath a blemish; that...
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So Moses spake unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel.
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