Leviticus Chapter 21 verse 20 Holy Bible
or crook-backed, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or is scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken;
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Or one whose back is bent, or one who is unnaturally small, or one who has a damaged eye, or whose skin is diseased, or whose sex parts are damaged;
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or hump-backed, or withered, or that hath a spot in his eye, or hath the itch, or scabs, or his testicles broken.
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Or crookbacked, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or be scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken;
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Or crooked-backed, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or be scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his peculiar members broken:
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or hunchbacked, or a dwarf, or one who has a defect in his eye, or an itching disease, or scabs, or who has damaged testicles;
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or hump-backed, or a dwarf, or with a mixture in his eye, or a scurvy person, or scabbed, or broken-testicled.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(20) Or crookbackt.--Rather, or whose eyebrows cover his eyes. This is the sense given to this clause during the second Temple. Hence the ancient Chaldee version of Jonathan translates it, "whose eyebrows lying cover his eyes." That is, the hair, of the eyebrows are so thick, heavy, and long, that they join together and cover his eyes, thus interfering with his eyesight, and rendering him unsightly in appearance.Or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye.--Better, or hath a cataract or a fusion of the white and black in his eye, as the administrators of the Law during the second Temple interpret the two defects here spoken of.Or be scurvy, or scabbed.--According to the authorities in the time of Christ, both these are kinds of ulcers or scurvy; the former is a scab which is dry both within and without, whilst the second is a scab which is moist within and dry without, and which clings to a man till he dies.Or hath his stones broken.--That is, one whose testicles are injured. This included several kinds of defectiveness, which are exhibited in the different renderings of the ancient versions, but all refer to the same seat of the blemish.Parallel Commentaries ...Hebreworאֽוֹ־ (’ōw-)ConjunctionStrong's 176: Desire, ifwho is a hunchbackגִבֵּ֣ן (ḡib·bên)Adjective - masculine singularStrong's 1384: Crookbacked, humpbackedorאוֹ־ (’ōw-)ConjunctionStrong's 176: Desire, ifdwarf,דַ֔ק (ḏaq)Adjective - masculine singularStrong's 1851: Crushed, small, thinorא֖וֹ (’ōw)ConjunctionStrong's 176: Desire, ifwho has an eyeבְּעֵינ֑וֹ (bə·‘ê·nōw)Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 5869: An eye, a fountaindefect,תְּבַלֻּ֣ל (tə·ḇal·lul)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 8400: Confusion, obscuritya festering rash,גָרָב֙ (ḡā·rāḇ)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 1618: An itch, a scabscabs,יַלֶּ֔פֶת (yal·le·p̄eṯ)Noun - feminine singularStrong's 3217: Scab, scurf (an eruptive disease)orא֤וֹ (’ōw)ConjunctionStrong's 176: Desire, ifa crushedמְר֥וֹחַ (mə·rō·w·aḥ)Adjective - masculine singular constructStrong's 4790: Perhaps a rubbing awaytesticle.אָֽשֶׁךְ׃ (’ā·šeḵ)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 810: A testicleJump to PreviousBlemish Broken Crushed Damaged Defect Disease Diseased Dwarfed Eczema Eye Festering Itching Members Overspread Parts Peculiar Running Scabbed Scabs Scurvy Sex Skin Small Sores Stones Testicles Withered
