Leviticus 21:17

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Leviticus 21:17, word by word

“Speakדַּבֵּרdaber

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

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to Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon

Aaron

Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.

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sayingאמֹרmor

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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No manאִישׁish

each

Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.

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of your offspringזַּרְעֲzara

offspring

The children, grandchildren and whole line that come from someone.

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throughout their generationsדֹרֹתָdorota

generation

The people of the same time.

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hasיִהְיֶהyihye

exist

To exist: "let there be light".

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a defectמוּםmum

blemish

A flaw in the body that mars it or makes it unfit.

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shall approachיִקְרַבyikrav

come near

To come near to someone or something.

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the foodלֶחֶםlechem

food

Everything eaten at the table, even if it is not bread.

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of his Elohimאֱלֹהָיelohay

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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Translation note

The priest with a defect does not present the offerings, but he eats the food of his Elohim, from the most holy things and from the holy things (21:22). Hebrews 7:26 calls Jesus a high priest “innocent, undefiled,” and 1 Peter 1:19 speaks of his blood as that of “a lamb without defect and unstained.”

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