Leviticus Chapter 21 verse 18 Holy Bible
For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or anything superfluous,
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For any man whose body is damaged may not come near: one who is blind, or has not the use of his legs, or one who has a broken nose or any unnatural growth,
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for whatever man hath a defect, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or one limb longer than the other,
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For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or any thing superfluous,
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For whatever man he may be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or any thing superfluous,
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For whatever man he is that has a blemish, he shall not draw near: a blind man, or a lame, or he who has a flat nose, or any deformity,
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for no man in whom `is' blemish doth draw near -- a man blind, or lame or dwarfed, or enlarged,
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(18) For whatsoever man . . . --This part of the verse is simply an emphatic repetition of the same declaration at the end of the last verse to introduce the examples of the bodily blemishes which disqualified the priests for the service at the altar. A similar law obtained among the Greeks and Romans, that a priest should be perfect in all his parts; and according to the Hindoo law, Brahmins born with a bodily defect, or who received one before their sixteenth year, are excluded from the rites of consecration.A blind man.--During the second Temple, this was not only interpreted to be partial blindness on both eyes, or on one eye, but was taken to include any blemish in the eye or in the eyelid, of which the administrators of the Law enumerate twenty-six cases, nineteen in the eye and seven in the eyelid.Or a lame.--This was understood during the second Temple to refer to any imperfection in the gait of the priest, which might show itself in twenty different ways.Or he that hath a flat nose.--Of the nasal deformity no less than nine different illustrations are given.Or any thing superfluous.--That is, one member of the body more stretched out or longer than the others, or out of proportion, as an eye, shoulder, thigh, leg, &c.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewNoכָל־ (ḵāl)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 3605: The whole, all, any, everymanאִ֛ישׁ (’îš)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 376: A man as an individual, a male personwhoאֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-)Pronoun - relativeStrong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order thathas any defectמ֖וּם (mūm)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 3971: To stain, a blemishmay approach—יִקְרָ֑ב (yiq·rāḇ)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 7126: To come near, approachno manאִ֤ישׁ (’îš)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 376: A man as an individual, a male personwho is blind,עִוֵּר֙ (‘iw·wêr)Adjective - masculine singularStrong's 5787: Blindlame,פִסֵּ֔חַ (p̄is·sê·aḥ)Adjective - masculine singularStrong's 6455: Lamedisfigured,חָרֻ֖ם (ḥā·rum)Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singularStrong's 2763: To seclude, to devote to religious uses, to be blunt as to the noseorא֣וֹ (’ōw)ConjunctionStrong's 176: Desire, ifdeformed;שָׂרֽוּעַ׃ (śā·rū·a‘)Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singularStrong's 8311: To prolong, be deformed by excess of membersJump to PreviousApproach Blemish Blind Damaged Defect Deformed Deformity Disfigured Draw Face Flat Lame Maimed Mutilated Nose Superfluous Unnatural Use Whatever Whatsoever
