New American Standard Bible 1995

Leviticus 21:16-24

16Then the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

17“Speakדַּבֵּ֥רda.BerH1696to Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘Noלֹ֣אlo'H3808manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of youroffspringמִֽזַּרְעֲךָ֞mi.zar.'a.KhaH2233throughout their generationsלְדֹרֹתָ֗םle.do.ro.TamH1755whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834hasיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961a defectH4140shall approachיִקְרַ֔בyik.RavH7126to offerלְהַקְרִ֖יבle.hak.RivH7126thefoodלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899of his Godאֱלֹהָֽיו׃'e.lo.HavH430.

18For noכָל־ לֹ֣אkhol- lo'H3808 H3605oneאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834has a defectH4140shall approachיִקְרָ֑בyik.RavH7126:a blindעִוֵּר֙'i.VerH5787manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376,orא֣וֹ'oH176a lameפִסֵּ֔חַfi.Se.achH6455manH6455,orא֥וֹ'oH176he who has adisfiguredחָרֻ֖םcha.RumH2763face,orא֥וֹ'oH176any deformedשָׂרֽוּעַ׃sa.Ru.a'H8311limb,

19orא֣וֹ'oH176a manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834hasיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961a brokenשֶׁ֣בֶרShe.verH7667footרָ֑גֶלRa.gelH7272orא֖וֹ'oH176brokenשֶׁ֥בֶרShe.verH7667handיָֽד׃YadH3027,

20orאֽוֹ־'ov-H176a hunchbackגִבֵּ֣ןgi.BenH1384orאוֹ־'ov-H176a dwarfדַ֔קDakH1851,orא֖וֹ'oH176one who has adefectתְּבַלֻּ֣לte.va.LulH8400in his eyeבְּעֵינ֑וֹbe.'ei.NoH5869orא֤וֹ'oH176eczemaגָרָב֙ga.RavH1618orא֣וֹ'oH176scabsיַלֶּ֔פֶתya.Le.fetH3217orא֖וֹ'oH176crushedמְר֥וֹחַme.Ro.achH4790testiclesאָֽשֶׁךְ׃'A.shekhH810.

21Noכָּל־kol-H3808 H3605manאִ֞ישׁ'ishH376amongH4480thedescendantsמִזֶּ֙רַע֙mi.Ze.ra'H2233of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834has a defectH4140is to comeH5066nearH5066to offerלְהַקְרִ֖יבle.hak.RivH7126the Lord’sיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068offeringsH801by fireאִשֵּׁ֣י'i.SheiH801; sincehe has a defectH4140,he shall not comeH5066nearH5066to offerלְהַקְרִֽיב׃le.hak.RivH7126the foodלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899of his Godאֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavH430.

22He may eatיֹאכֵֽל׃yo.KhelH398the foodלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899of his Godאֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavH430, bothof the mostמִקָּדְשֵׁ֖יmi.ka.de.SheiH6944holyהַקֳּדָשִׁ֑יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944and of the holyהַקֳּדָשִׁ֖יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944,

23onlyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389he shall not goיָבֹ֗אya.Vo'H935in to the veilהַפָּרֹ֜כֶתha.pa.Ro.khetH6532or comeH5066nearH5066the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֛חַha.miz.Be.achH4196becauseH3588he has a defectH4140,so that he will not profaneיְחַלֵּל֙ye.cha.LelH2490My sanctuariesמִקְדָּשַׁ֔יmik.da.ShaiH4720.For I am the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068who sanctifiesמְקַדְּשָֽׁם׃me.ka.de.ShamH6942them.’”

24So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696to Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175and to his sonsבָּנָ֑יוba.NavH1121and to allכָּל־kol-H3605the sonsבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

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