KJV King James Version
Or crookbackt, 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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Leviticus 21:20
Or crookbackt, 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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
or who is a hunchback or dwarf, or who has an eye defect, a festering rash, scabs, or a crushed testicle.
WEB World English Bible
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 American Standard Version
or crook-backed, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or is scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
or hump-backed, or a dwarf, or with a mixture in his eye, or a scurvy person, or scabbed, or broken-testicled.
Surrounding context — Leviticus 21
17 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.
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,
20 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.
23 Only he shall not go in unto the vail, nor come nigh unto the altar, because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my sanctuaries: for I the LORD do sanctify them.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
אֽוֹ־H176 · oorגִבֵּ֣ןH1384 · gib.benhumpbackedאוֹ־H176 · oorדַ֔קH1851 · daqthinא֖וֹH176 · oorתְּבַלֻּ֣לH8400 · te.bal.luldefectבְּעֵינ֑וֹH5869 · a.yineyeא֤וֹH176 · oorגָרָב֙H1618 · ga.ravscabא֣וֹH176 · oorיַלֶּ֔פֶתH3217 · yal.le.phetscabא֖וֹH176 · oorמְר֥וֹחַH4790 · me.ro.achcrushedאָֽשֶׁךְ׃H810 · e.shekhtesticle
Cross-references
Deuteronomy 23:1He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD.Isaiah 56:3Neither 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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