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Forכִּיnoלֹאmanכָל אִישׁwhoאֲשֶׁרhasבּוֹa defectמוּםshall approach:יִקְרָבa manאִישׁwho is blind,עִוֵּרorאוֹlame,פִסֵּחַorאוֹdisfigured,חָרֻםorאוֹdeformed,שָׂרוּעַ
Leviticus 21:18
Study it in the app“For no man who has a defect shall approach: a man who is blind, or lame, or disfigured, or deformed,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 21:18, word by word
- manאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- a defectמוּםmum
blemish
A flaw in the body that mars it or makes it unfit.
Where else “mum” appears- shall approachיִקְרָבyikrav
come near
To come near to someone or something.
Where else “yikrav” appears- who is blindעִוֵּרiver
blind
Someone who cannot see.
Where else “iver” appears- lameפִסֵּחַfiseach
lame
Lame.
Where else “fiseach” appears- disfiguredחָרֻםcharum
disfigure
To have a damaged or marked face, so that the flaw shows.
Where else “charum” appears- deformedשָׂרוּעַsarua
deformed
With a body part longer than normal.
Where else “sarua” appears
The context
17“Speak to Aaron, saying: No man of your offspring throughout their generations who has a defect shall approach to present the food of his Elohim.
18 · This verse (above)
19or a man who has a broken foot or a broken hand,