Verse 21

Leviticus 21:21

New King James Version

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 (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.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 21 Context
1 And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There sha... Focus ↗
2 But for his kin, that is near unto him, that is, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son... Focus ↗
3 And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no husband; for her may he be def... Focus ↗
4 But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself. Focus ↗
5 They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard... Focus ↗
6 They shall be holy unto their God (Elohim), and not profane the name of their God (Elohim): for the... Focus ↗
7 They shall not take a wife that is a whore, or profane; neither shall they take a woman put away fro... Focus ↗
8 Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God (Elohim): he shall be holy u... Focus ↗
9 And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her fathe... Focus ↗
10 And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured, and... Focus ↗
11 Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother; Focus ↗
12 Neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God (Elohim); for the cro... Focus ↗
13 And he shall take a wife in her virginity. Focus ↗
14 A widow, or a divorced woman, or profane, or an harlot, these shall he not take: but he shall take a... Focus ↗
15 Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the LORD do sanctify him. Focus ↗
16 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Focus ↗
17 Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of thy seed in their generations that hath any blemish, le... Focus ↗
18 For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he t... Focus ↗
19 Or a man that is brokenfooted, or brokenhanded, Focus ↗
20 Or crookbackt, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or be scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his... Focus ↗
21 No man that hath a blemish of the seed of Aaron the priest shall come nigh to offer the offerings of...
22 He shall eat the bread of his God (Elohim), both of the most holy, and of the holy. Focus ↗
23 Only he shall not go in unto the vail, nor come nigh unto the altar, because he hath a blemish; that... Focus ↗
24 And Moses told it unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel. Focus ↗