Leviticus

Leviticus 21:17

¹⁷“Say to Aaron, ‘For the generations to come, none of your descendants who has a physical defect may approach to offer the food of his God.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Say	דַּבֵּ֥ר	dab·bêr	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular	H1696 speak
to	אֶֽל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Aaron	אַהֲרֹ֖ן	’a·hă·rōn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H175 Aaron
For the generations to come	לְדֹרֹתָ֗ם	lə·ḏō·rō·ṯām	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1755 period, generation, dwelling
none	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
of your descendants	מִֽזַּרְעֲךָ֞	miz·zar·‘ă·ḵā	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2233 sowing, seed, offspring
who	אֲשֶׁ֨ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
has	יִהְיֶ֥ה	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a physical defect	מ֔וּם	mūm	Noun - masculine singular	H3971 blemish, defect
may approach	יִקְרַ֔ב	yiq·raḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7126 come near, approach
to offer	לְהַקְרִ֖יב	lə·haq·rîḇ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H7126 come near, approach
the food	לֶ֥חֶם	le·ḥem	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3899 bread, food
of his God	אֱלֹהָֽיו׃	’ĕ·lō·hāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H430 God

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.