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Leviticus 21:17 KJV
Leviticus · chapter 21 · verse 17
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.Leviticus 21:17 · King James Version
Leviticus 21:17 in context
15Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the LORD do sanctify him.
16And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
17Speak 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.
18For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or any thing superfluous,
19Or a man that is brokenfooted, or brokenhanded,
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- generationsdôwrproperly, a revolution of timeH1755 →
- Whosoeverʼîysha man as an individual or a male personH376 →
- approachqârabto approach for whatever purposeH7126 →
- blemishmʼûwmto stainH3971 →
- sayingʼâmarto sayH559 →
- Speakdâbarperhaps properly, to arrangeH1696 →
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The priesthood being confined to one particular family, and entailed upon all the male issue of that family throughout their generations, it was very likely that some or other in after-ages that were born to the priesthood would have natural blemishes and deformities: the honour of the priesthood would not secure them…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 16-24