Leviticus 21:20

18 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,

19 Or a man that is brokenfooted, or brokenhanded,

Or crookbackt, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or be scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken;

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.

22 He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.

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

    He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD.

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  • Isaiah 56:3

    Neither let the son of the stranger, that hath joined himself to the LORD, speak, saying, The LORD hath utterly separated me from his people: neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree.

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