Leviticus 21:17
Speak to Aaron, saying, Whoever of your descendants in their generations who has any blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God.
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
Speak to Aaron and say: None of your descendants through their generations who has a defect may come near to offer the food of his God.
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of thy seed in their generations that hath any bmish, t him not approach to offer the bread of his God.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
Speak{H1696} unto Aaron,{H175} saying,{H559} Whosoever{H376} he be of thy seed{H2233} throughout their generations{H1755} that hath a blemish,{H3971} let him not approach{H7126} to offer{H7126} the bread{H3899} of his God.{H430}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
Speak{H1696}{(H8761)} unto Aaron{H175}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Whosoever{H376} he be of thy seed{H2233} in their generations{H1755} that hath any blemish{H3971}, let him not approach{H7126}{(H8799)} to offer{H7126}{(H8687)} the bread{H3899} of his God{H430}.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
speake vnto Aaron and saye: No man of thi seed in their generacions that hath any deformyte apon him, shall prese for to offer the bred of his God.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Speake vnto Aaron, & saie: Yf there be a blemysh vpo eny of yi sede in yor generacions, the same shal not preasse to offre the bred of his God:
Geneva Bible (1560)
Speake vnto Aaron, and say, Whosoeuer of thy seede in their generations hath any blemishes, shall not prease to offer the bread of his God:
Bishops' Bible (1568)
Speake vnto Aaron, and say: Whosoeuer of thy seede in their generations hath any deformitie, let hym not prease for to offer bread vnto his God:
Authorized King James Version (1611)
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.
Webster's Bible (1833)
"Say to Aaron, 'None of your seed throughout their generations who has a blemish, may approach to offer the bread of his God.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
`Speak unto Aaron, saying, No man of thy seed to their generations in whom there is blemish doth draw near to bring near the bread of his God,
American Standard Version (1901)
Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of thy seed throughout their generations that hath a blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God.
American Standard Version (1901)
Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of thy seed throughout their generations that hath a blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
Say to Aaron, If a man of your family, in any generation, is damaged in body, let him not come near to make the offering of the bread of his God.
World English Bible (2000)
"Say to Aaron, 'None of your seed throughout their generations who has a blemish, may approach to offer the bread of his God.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
“Tell Aaron,‘No man from your descendants throughout their generations who has a physical flaw is to approach to present the food of his God.
Referenced Verses
- Lev 10:3 : 3 Then Moses said to Aaron, This is what the Lord spoke, saying, 'I will be sanctified in those who come near Me, and before all the people I will be glorified.' And Aaron remained silent.
- Num 16:5 : 5 And he spoke to Korah and to all his company, saying, Tomorrow the LORD will show who are His, and who is holy; and will cause him to come near to Him: even him whom He has chosen will He cause to come near to Him.
- Ps 65:4 : 4 Blessed is the man whom You choose, and cause to approach You, that he may dwell in Your courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of Your house, even of Your holy temple.
- 1 Thess 2:10 : 10 You are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and blamelessly we behaved ourselves among you who believe:
- 1 Tim 3:2 : 2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
- Heb 7:26 : 26 For such a high priest was fitting for us, who is holy, innocent, undefiled, separate from sinners, and exalted above the heavens;
- Lev 21:6 : 6 They shall be holy to their God, and not profane the name of their God: for they offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and the bread of their God: therefore they shall be holy.
- Lev 21:21 : 21 No man who has a blemish of the descendants of Aaron the priest shall come near to offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire: he has a blemish; he shall not come near to offer the bread of his God.
- Lev 22:20-25 : 20 But whatever has a blemish, you shall not offer: for it shall not be acceptable for you. 21 And whoever offers a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD to fulfill his vow, or a freewill offering in cattle or sheep, it shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish in it. 22 Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a growth, or scurvy, or scabbed, you shall not offer these unto the LORD, nor make an offering by fire of them upon the altar unto the LORD. 23 Either a bullock or a lamb that has anything superfluous or lacking in its parts, you may offer as a freewill offering; but for a vow it shall not be accepted. 24 You shall not offer unto the LORD what is bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut; neither shall you make any offering of them in your land. 25 Neither from a stranger's hand shall you offer the bread of your God of any of these; because their corruption is in them, and blemishes are in them: they shall not be accepted for you.
- Lev 3:11 : 11 The priest shall burn them on the altar: it is the food of the fire offering to the LORD.
- Lev 3:16 : 16 The priest shall burn them on the altar: it is the food of the fire offering for a pleasing aroma: all the fat is the LORD's.
Similar Verses (AI)
These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.
- Lev 21:18-247 verses90%
18 For whatever man who has a blemish, he shall not approach: a blind man, or lame, or he who has a flat nose, or anything superfluous,
19 Or a man who is broken-footed, or broken-handed,
20 Or hunchbacked, or a dwarf, or who has a blemish in his eye, or is scabby, or scabbed, or has broken testicles.
21 No man who has a blemish of the descendants of Aaron the priest shall come near to offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire: he has a blemish; he shall not come near 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 beyond the veil, nor come near the altar, because he has a blemish; that he does not profane my sanctuaries: for I the LORD do sanctify them.
24 And Moses told it to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel.
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16 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
- Lev 22:1-44 verses80%
1 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,
2 Speak unto Aaron and his sons, that they set themselves apart from the holy things of the children of Israel, and that they do not profane my holy name in those things which they consecrate unto me: I am the LORD.
3 Say unto them, Whoever he be of all your descendants throughout your generations, that approaches the holy things, which the children of Israel dedicate unto the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from my presence: I am the LORD.
4 Whoever of the descendants of Aaron is a leper, or has a discharge; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he is clean. And whoever touches anything that is unclean by the dead, or a man who has an emission of seed;
- Lev 22:25-262 verses77%
25 Neither from a stranger's hand shall you offer the bread of your God of any of these; because their corruption is in them, and blemishes are in them: they shall not be accepted for you.
26 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,
- Lev 22:17-226 verses77%
17 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,
18 Speak unto Aaron, and his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them, Whoever he be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, that offers his offering for all his vows, and for all his freewill offerings, which they will offer unto the LORD for a burnt offering;
19 You shall offer at your own will a male without blemish, of the cattle, of the sheep, or of the goats.
20 But whatever has a blemish, you shall not offer: for it shall not be acceptable for you.
21 And whoever offers a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD to fulfill his vow, or a freewill offering in cattle or sheep, it shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish in it.
22 Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a growth, or scurvy, or scabbed, you shall not offer these unto the LORD, nor make an offering by fire of them upon the altar unto the LORD.
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21 And if there is any blemish in it, such as if it is lame, or blind, or has any bad blemish, you shall not sacrifice it to the LORD your God.
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1 And the LORD said to Moses, Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them, None shall defile himself for the dead among his people:
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1 And the LORD said to Aaron, You and your sons and your father's house with you shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary: and you and your sons with you shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood.
- Lev 6:18-192 verses74%
18 All the males among the children of Aaron shall eat it. It shall be a statute forever in your generations concerning the offerings of the LORD made by fire: everyone who touches them shall be holy.
19 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
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2 Speak to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel, and say to them: This is the thing which the LORD has commanded, saying,
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19 But do this for them, that they may live and not die when they approach the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint every one to his service and to his burden:
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8 You shall sanctify him therefore; for he offers the bread of your God: he shall be holy to you: for I the LORD, who sanctify you, am holy.
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17 And the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
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1 You shall not sacrifice to the LORD your God any bull or sheep that has a blemish or any defect, for that is an abomination to the LORD your God.
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43 They shall be on Aaron and on his sons when they come into the tabernacle of meeting, or when they come near the altar to minister in the holy place, that they do not incur iniquity and die. It shall be a statute forever to him and his descendants after him.
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40 To be a memorial to the children of Israel, that no outsider, who is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the LORD; that he not be like Korah, and like his company: as the LORD said to him through Moses.
- Lev 16:2-32 verses71%
2 And the LORD said to Moses, Speak to Aaron your brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the veil before the mercy seat, which is on the ark; that he not die: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat.
3 Thus shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bull for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering.
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8 And the Lord spoke to Aaron, saying,
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1 And the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,
- Lev 17:8-92 verses71%
8 And you shall say to them, Whatever man there is of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who dwell among you, that offers a burnt offering or sacrifice,
9 And does not bring it to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, to offer it to the LORD; that man shall be cut off from among his people.
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11 Neither shall he go near any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;
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10 And if his offering is of the flocks, namely, of the sheep or of the goats, for a burnt sacrifice; he shall bring a male without blemish.
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2 And he said to Aaron, Take a young calf for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer them before the LORD.
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9 This shall be yours of the most holy things, reserved from the fire: every offering of theirs, every grain offering of theirs, and every sin offering of theirs, and every trespass offering of theirs, which they shall render to me, shall be most holy for you and for your sons.
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1 And the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
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1 Take Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may serve Me as priest, along with Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s sons.
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6 If his offering for a sacrifice of peace offering to the LORD is from the flock, male or female, he shall offer it without blemish.
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16 And the remainder of it Aaron and his sons shall eat: with unleavened bread it shall be eaten in the holy place; in the court of the tabernacle of meeting they shall eat it.
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21 Moreover, the soul who touches any unclean thing, as the uncleanness of man, or any unclean animal, or any abominable unclean thing, and eats of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which belong to the LORD, that soul shall be cut off from his people.
- 70%
6 They shall be holy to their God, and not profane the name of their God: for they offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and the bread of their God: therefore they shall be holy.
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22 Neither must the children of Israel henceforth come near the tabernacle of the congregation, lest they bear sin, and die.
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31 And Moses said to Aaron and to his sons, Boil the flesh at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and eat it there with the bread that is in the basket of consecrations, as I commanded, saying, Aaron and his sons shall eat it.