Leviticus Chapter 21 verse 21 Holy Bible

ASV Leviticus 21:21

no man of the seed of Aaron the priest, that hath a blemish, shall come nigh to offer the offerings of Jehovah made by fire: he hath a blemish; he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God.
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BBE Leviticus 21:21

No man of the offspring of Aaron whose body is damaged in any way may come near to give the fire offerings of the Lord: he is damaged, he may not come near to make the offerings.
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DARBY Leviticus 21:21

No man of the seed of Aaron the priest that hath defect shall come near to present Jehovah's offerings by fire: he hath a defect; he shall not come near to present the bread of his God.
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KJV Leviticus 21:21

No man that hath a blemish of the seed of Aaron the priest shall come nigh to offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire: he hath a blemish; he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God.
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WBT Leviticus 21:21

No man of the seed of Aaron the priest, that hath a blemish, shall come nigh to offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire; he hath a blemish, he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God.
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WEB Leviticus 21:21

no man of the seed of Aaron the priest, who has a blemish, shall come near to offer the offerings of Yahweh made by fire. Since has a blemish, he shall not come near to offer the bread of his God.
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YLT Leviticus 21:21

`No man in whom is blemish (of the seed of Aaron the priest) doth come nigh to bring near the fire-offerings of Jehovah; blemish `is' in him; the bread of his God he doth not come nigh to bring near.
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Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(21) No man that hath a blemish.--The addition of this general remark to the twelve instances adduced in the preceding verses, shows that the cases in question were simply typical, and that it was left to the administrators of the Law, not only to decide the minute details and various stages of these cases, but also to determine whether other bodily infirmities are included or not in this summary statement. Hence, during the second Temple, the authorities registered no less than one hundred and forty-two defects which disqualify the priest for serving at the altar. There was a chamber in the court of the Temple in which the Sanhedrim examined all the priests prior to their being received into the staff of those who officiated in the sanctuary. At the conclusion of this periodical examination, all the priests were divided into two classes. Those who were pronounced physically disqualified "put on black garments, wrapped themselves up in black cloaks, and went away in silence"; whilst those who were declared qualified put on white garments and white cloaks, and forthwith joined their brethren to assist in the sacred office. They celebrated the day by giving a feast to all their friends, which they opened with the following benediction: "Blessed be the Lord! Blessed be He because no blemish hath been found in the seed of Aaron, the priest; and blessed be He because He hath chosen Aaron and his sons to stand and to serve before the Lord in His most holy sanctuary." Those priests who were declared physically unfit, were employed in the chamber for wood at the north-east of the court of the women, to select the proper wood for the altar, since any piece which was worm-eaten could not be burnt on it. (See Leviticus 1:7.)Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewNoכָּל־ (kāl-)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 3605: The whole, all, any, everydescendantמִזֶּ֙רַע֙ (miz·ze·ra‘)Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 2233: Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterityof Aaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן (’a·hă·rōn)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 175: Aaron -- an elder brother of Mosesthe priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ן (hak·kō·hên)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 3548: Priestwhoאֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-)Pronoun - relativeStrong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order thathas a defectמ֗וּם (mūm)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 3971: To stain, a blemishshall approachיִגַּ֔שׁ (yig·gaš)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 5066: To draw near, approachto presentלְהַקְרִ֖יב (lə·haq·rîḇ)Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructStrong's 7126: To come near, approachthe offerings made by fireאִשֵּׁ֣י (’iš·šê)Noun - masculine plural constructStrong's 801: A burnt-offering, a sacrificeto the LORD.יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel[Since] he has a defect,מ֣וּם (mūm)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 3971: To stain, a blemishhe is notלֹ֥א (lō)Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, noto come nearיִגַּ֖שׁ (yig·gaš)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 5066: To draw near, approachto offerלְהַקְרִֽיב׃ (lə·haq·rîḇ)Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructStrong's 7126: To come near, approachthe foodלֶ֣חֶם (le·ḥem)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 3899: Food, bread, grainof his God.אֱלֹהָ֔יו (’ĕ·lō·hāw)Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlativeJump to PreviousAaron Blemish Body Bread Damaged Defect Descendant Fire Food Nigh Offer Offerings Offspring Present Priest Seed Way