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Leviticus 21:16-24

16Then the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃mo.Sheh le.MorH4872 H559,

17“Sayדַּבֵּ֥רda.BerH1696toאֶֽל־'el-H413Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175לֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘For the generations to comeלְדֹרֹתָ֗םle.do.ro.TamH1755אִ֣ישׁ'ishH376,noneלֹ֣אlo'H3808of your descendantsמִֽזַּרְעֲךָ֞mi.zar.'a.KhaH2233whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834hasיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961a physical defectמ֔וּםMumH3971may approachיִקְרַ֔בyik.RavH7126to offerלְהַקְרִ֖יבle.hak.RivH7126the foodלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899of his Godאֱלֹהָֽיו׃'e.lo.HavH430.

18כִּ֥יkiH3588Noכָל־ לֹ֣אkhol- lo'H3605 H3808manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834has any defectמ֖וּםmumH3971may approachיִקְרָ֑בyik.RavH7126—no manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376who is blindעִוֵּר֙'i.VerH5787,lameא֣וֹ פִסֵּ֔חַ'o fi.Se.achH6455 H176,disfiguredא֥וֹ חָרֻ֖ם'o cha.RumH2763 H176,orא֥וֹ'oH176deformedשָׂרֽוּעַ׃sa.Ru.a'H8311;

19א֣וֹ'oH176no manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834hasיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961a brokenשֶׁ֣בֶרShe.verH7667footרָ֑גֶלRa.gelH7272orא֖וֹ שֶׁ֥בֶר'o She.verH176 H7667handיָֽד׃YadH3027,

20orאֽוֹ־'ov-H176who is a hunchbackגִבֵּ֣ןgi.BenH1384orאוֹ־'ov-H176dwarfדַ֔קDakH1851,orא֖וֹ'oH176who has an eyeבְּעֵינ֑וֹbe.'ei.NoH5869defectתְּבַלֻּ֣לte.va.LulH8400,a festering rashא֤וֹ גָרָב֙'o ga.RavH1618 H176,scabsא֣וֹ יַלֶּ֔פֶת'o ya.Le.fetH3217 H176,orא֖וֹ'oH176a crushedמְר֥וֹחַme.Ro.achH4790testicleאָֽשֶׁךְ׃'A.shekhH810.

21Noכָּל־ אִ֞ישׁkol- 'ishH3605 H376descendantמִזֶּ֙רַע֙mi.Ze.ra'H2233of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ן לֹ֣אha.ko.Hen lo'H3548 H3808whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834has a defectמ֗וּםMumH3971shall approachיִגַּ֔שׁyi.GashH5066to presentלְהַקְרִ֖יבle.hak.RivH7126אֶת־'et-H853the food offeringsאִשֵּׁ֣י'i.SheiH801to the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. Sincehe has a defectמ֣וּםmumH3971אֵ֚ת'etH853,he is notלֹ֥אlo'H3808to come nearיִגַּ֖שׁyi.GashH5066to offerלְהַקְרִֽיב׃le.hak.RivH7126the foodלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899of his Godאֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavH430.

22He may eatיֹאכֵֽל׃yo.KhelH398the mostמִקָּדְשֵׁ֖יmi.ka.de.SheiH6944holyהַקֳּדָשִׁ֑יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944foodלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899of his Godאֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavH430as well asוּמִן־u.min-H4480the holyהַקֳּדָשִׁ֖יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944food,

23butאַ֣ךְ'akhH389becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588he has a defectמ֣וּםmumH3971לֹ֣אlo'H3808,he must notלֹ֥אlo'H3808goאֶל־ יָבֹ֗א'el- ya.Vo'H935 H413nearוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413the veilהַפָּרֹ֜כֶתha.pa.Ro.khetH6532or approachיִגַּ֖שׁyi.GashH5066the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֛חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,so as not to desecrateוְלֹ֤א יְחַלֵּל֙ve.Lo' ye.cha.LelH3808 H2490אֶת־'et-H853My sanctuariesמִקְדָּשַׁ֔יmik.da.ShaiH4720.Forכִּ֛יkiH3588Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068who sanctifies themמְקַדְּשָֽׁם׃me.ka.de.ShamH6942.’”

24Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872toldוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696this toאֶֽל־'el-H413Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175and his sonsוְאֶל־ בָּנָ֑יוve.'el- ba.NavH1121 H413and toוְאֶֽל־ve.'el-H413allכָּל־kol-H3605the Israelitesבְּנֵ֖י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478.

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