onlyאַךְhe shall notלֹאgoיָבֹאtoאֶלthe veilהַפָּרֹכֶתand shall notוְ לֹאcome nearיִגַּשׁtoאֶלthe altar,הַמִּזְבֵּחַforכִּיhe hasבּוֹa defect,מוּםso that he does notוְלֹאprofaneיְחַלֵּלmy sanctuaries;אֶת מִקְדָּשַׁיforכִּיIאֲנִיam YHWH,יְהוָהwho sanctifiesמְקַדְּשָׁthem.”ם
Leviticus 21:23
Study it in the app“only he shall not go to the veil and shall not come near to the altar, for he has a defect, so that he does not profane my sanctuaries; for I am YHWH, who sanctifies them.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 21:23, word by word
- goיָבֹאyavo
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “yavo” appears- the veilפָּרֹכֶתparochet
veil
The veil: the curtain that separated the most holy place from the rest of the dwelling.
Where else “parochet” appears- come nearיִגַּשׁyigash
come near
To go until one is near someone or something.
Where else “yigash” appears- the altarמִּזְבֵּחַmizbeach
altar
Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.
Where else “mizbeach” appears- a defectמוּםmum
blemish
A flaw in the body that mars it or makes it unfit.
Where else “mum” appears- profaneיְחַלֵּלyechalel
profane
To treat what is holy as common.
Where else “yechalel” appears- my sanctuariesמִקְדָּשַׁmikdasha
sanctuary
Sanctuary: a place set apart for God; also a holy thing. Said too of the shrines of other gods.
Where else “mikdasha” appears- am YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- who sanctifiesמְקַדְּשָׁmekadsha
consecrate
To set apart people, things or a day for God.
Where else “mekadsha” appears
The context
22The food of his Elohim, from the most holy things and from the holy things, he may eat;
23 · This verse (above)
24So Moses spoke to Aaron and to his sons and to all the sons of Israel.