Leviticus

Leviticus 21:18–21

¹⁸No man who has any defect may approach — no man who is blind, lame, disfigured, or deformed; ¹⁹no man who has a broken foot or hand, ²⁰or who is a hunchback or dwarf, or who has an eye defect, a festering rash, scabs, or a crushed testicle.

²¹No descendant of Aaron the priest who has a defect shall approach to present the food offerings to the LORD. Since he has a defect, he is not to come near to offer the food of his God.

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Leviticus 21:18

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
No	כָל־	ḵāl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
man	אִ֛ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
who	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
has any defect	מ֖וּם	mūm	Noun - masculine singular	H3971 blemish, defect
may approach	יִקְרָ֑ב	yiq·rāḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7126 come near, approach
no man	אִ֤ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
who is blind	עִוֵּר֙	‘iw·wêr	Adjective - masculine singular	H5787 blind
lame	פִסֵּ֔חַ	p̄is·sê·aḥ	Adjective - masculine singular	H6455 lame
disfigured	חָרֻ֖ם	ḥā·rum	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H2763 ban, devote, exterminate
or	א֣וֹ	’ōw	Conjunction	H176 or
deformed	שָׂרֽוּעַ׃	śā·rū·a‘	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H8311 extend

Leviticus 21:19

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
no man	אִ֔ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
who	אֲשֶׁר־	’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 broken	שֶׁ֣בֶר	še·ḇer	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7667 breaking, fracture, crushing, breach, crash
foot	רָ֑גֶל	rā·ḡel	Noun - feminine singular	H7272 foot
or	א֖וֹ	’ōw	Conjunction	H176 or
hand	יָֽד׃	yāḏ	Noun - feminine singular	H3027 hand

Leviticus 21:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
or	אֽוֹ־	’ōw-	Conjunction	H176 or
who is a hunchback	גִבֵּ֣ן	ḡib·bên	Adjective - masculine singular	H1384 crook-backed, hump-backed
or	אוֹ־	’ōw-	Conjunction	H176 or
dwarf	דַ֔ק	ḏaq	Adjective - masculine singular	H1851 thin, small, fine
or	א֖וֹ	’ōw	Conjunction	H176 or
who has an eye	בְּעֵינ֑וֹ	bə·‘ê·nōw	Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5869 eye
defect	תְּבַלֻּ֣ל	tə·ḇal·lul	Noun - masculine singular	H8400 confusion, obscurity
a festering rash	גָרָב֙	ḡā·rāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H1618 itch, scab
scabs	יַלֶּ֔פֶת	yal·le·p̄eṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H3217 scab, scurf
or	א֤וֹ	’ōw	Conjunction	H176 or
a crushed	מְר֥וֹחַ	mə·rō·w·aḥ	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H4790 bruised, emasculated
testicle	אָֽשֶׁךְ׃	’ā·šeḵ	Noun - masculine singular	H810 testicle

Leviticus 21:21

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
No	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
descendant	מִזֶּ֙רַע֙	miz·ze·ra‘	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2233 sowing, seed, offspring
of Aaron	אַהֲרֹ֣ן	’a·hă·rōn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H175 Aaron
the priest	הַכֹּהֵ֔ן	hak·kō·hên	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3548 priest
who	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
has a defect	מ֗וּם	mūm	Noun - masculine singular	H3971 blemish, defect
shall approach	יִגַּ֔שׁ	yig·gaš	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5066 draw near, approach
to present	לְהַקְרִ֖יב	lə·haq·rîḇ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H7126 come near, approach
the food offerings	אִשֵּׁ֣י	’iš·šê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H801 an offering made by fire
to the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
he has a defect	מ֣וּם	mūm	Noun - masculine singular	H3971 blemish, defect
he is not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
to come near	יִגַּ֖שׁ	yig·gaš	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5066 draw near, approach
to offer	לְהַקְרִֽיב׃	lə·haq·rîḇ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H7126 come near, approach
the food	לֶ֣חֶם	le·ḥem	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3899 bread, food
of his God	אֱלֹהָ֔יו	’ĕ·lō·hāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H430 God

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Leviticus 21:18 1 Timothy 3:2–3 · Leviticus 22:19–25

Leviticus 21:20 Deuteronomy 23:1

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