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Leviticus 21:17

“Say to Aaron, ‘For the generations to come, none of your descendants who has a physical defect may approach to offer the food of his God.

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ASV

Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of thy seed throughout their generations that hath a blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God.

KJV

Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of thy seed in their generations that hath any blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God.

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
דַּבֵּ֥רda.BerspeakH1696 →
אֶֽל־'el-toH413 →
אַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonAaronH175 →
לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor<to> sayingH559 →
אִ֣ישׁ'isha manH376 →
מִֽזַּרְעֲךָ֞mi.zar.'a.Khafrom offspring yourH2233 →
לְדֹרֹתָ֗םle.do.ro.Tamto generations theirH1755 →
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhomH834 →
יִהְיֶ֥הyih.Yehit will beH1961 →
בוֹ֙voin <the> him
מ֔וּםMuma blemishH3971 →
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808 →
יִקְרַ֔בyik.Ravhe will draw nearH7126 →
לְהַקְרִ֖יבle.hak.Rivto presentH7126 →
לֶ֥חֶםLe.chem[the] food ofH3899 →
אֱלֹהָֽיו׃'e.lo.HavGod hisH430 →

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Psalms 65:4Blessed is the one You choose and bring near to dwell in Your courts! We are filled with the goodness of Your house, the holiness of Your temple.Leviticus 10:3Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the LORD meant when He said: ‘To those who come near Me I will show My holiness, and in the sight of all the people I will reveal My glory.’” But Aaron remained silent.Numbers 16:5Then he said to Korah and all his followers, “Tomorrow morning the LORD will reveal who belongs to Him and who is holy, and He will bring that person near to Himself. The one He chooses, He will bring near to Himself.Leviticus 22:20–25You must not present anything with a defect, because it will not be accepted on your behalf.Hebrews 7:26Such a high priest truly befits us—One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.Leviticus 3:16Then the priest is to burn the food on the altar as an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma. All the fat is the LORD’s.1 Timothy 3:2An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,Leviticus 3:11Then the priest is to burn them on the altar as food, an offering made by fire to the LORD.1 Thessalonians 2:10You are witnesses, and so is God, of how holy, righteous, and blameless our conduct was among you who believed.Leviticus 21:6They must be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God. Because they present to the LORD the offerings made by fire, the food of their God, they must be holy.Leviticus 21:21No descendant of Aaron the priest who has a defect shall approach to present the offerings made by fire to the LORD. Since he has a defect, he is not to come near to offer the food of his God.Ezekiel 44:7In addition to all your other abominations, you brought in foreigners uncircumcised in both heart and flesh to occupy My sanctuary; you defiled My temple when you offered My food—the fat and the blood; you broke My covenant.Hosea 9:4They will not pour out wine offerings to the LORD, and their sacrifices will not please Him, but will be to them like the bread of mourners; all who eat will be defiled. For their bread will be for themselves; it will not enter the house of the LORD.

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Moses and Aaron Appear before Pharaoh — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Moses and Aaron Appear before Pharaoh — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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