Leviticus
Leviticus 22:25
25Neither you nor a foreigner shall present food to your God from any such animal. They will not be accepted on your behalf, because they are deformed and flawed.’”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neither you nor | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| a foreigner | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| shall present | תַקְרִ֛יבוּ | ṯaq·rî·ḇū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H7126 come near, approach |
| food | לֶ֥חֶם | le·ḥem | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3899 bread, food |
| to your God | אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם | ’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H430 God |
| from any | מִכָּל־ | mik·kāl | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| such | אֵ֑לֶּה | ’êl·leh | Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| They will not | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| be accepted | יֵרָצ֖וּ | yê·rā·ṣū | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7521 be pleased with, accept favourably |
| on your behalf | לָכֶֽם׃פ | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| because | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| they are deformed | מָשְׁחָתָ֤ם | mā·šə·ḥā·ṯām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H4893 disfigurement |
| and flawed | מ֣וּם | mūm | Noun - masculine singular | H3971 blemish, defect |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Leviticus 21:6 · Numbers 15:14–16 · Malachi 1:12–14 · Ezra 6:8–10 · Malachi 1:7–8 · Ephesians 2:12 · Leviticus 21:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.