Leviticus Chapter 21 verse 23 Holy Bible
only he shall not go in unto the veil, nor come nigh unto the altar, because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my sanctuaries: for I am Jehovah who sanctifieth them.
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But he may not go inside the veil or come near the altar, because he is damaged; and he may not make my holy places common; for I the Lord have made them holy.
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only he shall not come in unto the veil, nor shall he draw near unto the altar; for he hath a defect: that he profane not my sanctuaries; for I am Jehovah who do hallow them.
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Only he shall not go in unto the vail, nor come nigh unto the altar, because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my sanctuaries: for I the LORD do sanctify them.
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Only he shall not go in to the vail, nor come nigh to the altar, because he hath a blemish; that he may not profane my sanctuaries: for I the LORD do sanctify them.
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He shall not come near to the veil, nor come near to the altar, because he has a blemish; that he may not profane my sanctuaries, for I am Yahweh who sanctifies them.'"
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only, unto the vail he doth not enter, and unto the altar he doth not draw nigh; for blemish `is' in him; and he doth not pollute My sanctuaries; for I `am' Jehovah, sanctifying them.'
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(23) Only he shall not go in unto the vail.--That is, into the holy place which was before the vail.Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrewbutאַ֣ךְ (’aḵ)AdverbStrong's 389: A particle of affirmation, surelybecauseכִּֽי־ (kî-)ConjunctionStrong's 3588: A relative conjunctionhe has a defect,מ֣וּם (mūm)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 3971: To stain, a blemishhe must notלֹ֣א (lō)Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, nogoיָבֹ֗א (yā·ḇō)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 935: To come in, come, go in, gonearאֶל־ (’el-)PrepositionStrong's 413: Near, with, among, tothe curtainהַפָּרֹ֜כֶת (hap·pā·rō·ḵeṯ)Article | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 6532: A separatrix, screenor approachיִגַּ֖שׁ (yig·gaš)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 5066: To draw near, approachthe altar,הַמִּזְבֵּ֛חַ (ham·miz·bê·aḥ)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 4196: An altarso as not to desecrateיְחַלֵּל֙ (yə·ḥal·lêl)Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 2490: To bore, to wound, to dissolve, to profane, to break, to begin, to playMy sanctuaries.מִקְדָּשַׁ֔י (miq·dā·šay)Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singularStrong's 4720: A consecrated thing, place, a palace, sanctuary, asylumForכִּ֛י (kî)ConjunctionStrong's 3588: A relative conjunctionIאֲנִ֥י (’ă·nî)Pronoun - first person common singularStrong's 589: Iam the LORDיְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israelwho sanctifies them.’”מְקַדְּשָֽׁם׃ (mə·qad·də·šām)Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluralStrong's 6942: To be set apart or consecratedJump to PreviousAltar Approach Blemish Common Curtain Damaged Defect Desecrate Draw Hallow Holy Inside Makes Nigh Places Pollute Profane Sanctifies Sanctifieth Sanctify Sanctifying Sanctuaries Sanctuary Vail Veil
