Leviticus 21:20

18 No man who has any defect may approach—no man who is blind, lame, disfigured, or deformed;

19 no man who has a broken foot or hand,

or who is a hunchback or dwarf, or who has an eye defect, a festering rash, scabs, or a crushed testicle.

21 No 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.

22 He may eat the most holy food of his God as well as the holy food,

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
or who is a hunchback or dwarf, or who has an eye defect, a festering rash, scabs, or a crushed testicle.
KJV
Or crookbackt, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or be scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken;
WEB
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.
ASV
or crook-backed, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or is scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken;
DARBY
or hump-backed, or withered, or that hath a spot in his eye, or hath the itch, or scabs, or his testicles broken.
BLB
or a hunchback, or dwarfed, or a man who has a blemish in his eye, or itch, or scab, or a crushed testicle.
ÅB
eller som er pukkelrygget eller dverg eller har en hvit flekk på øyet eller har skabb eller noe annet utslett, eller hvis steiner er knust.
OTB
eller som er pukkelrygget eller dverg, eller som har en defekt i øyet, eller har verkende sår, skorper, eller knuste testikler.
B1930
eller som er pukkelrygget eller dverg eller har en hvit flekk på øiet eller har skabb eller noget annet utslett, eller hvis stener er knust.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 23:1

    No man with crushed or severed genitals may enter the assembly of the LORD.

    Read in context
  • Isaiah 56:3

    Let no foreigner who has joined himself to the LORD say, “The LORD will utterly exclude me from His people.” And let the eunuch not say, “I am but a dry tree.”

    Read in context