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Leviticus 21:18

For 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,

KJV

nec accedet ad ministerium ejus : si cæcus fuerit, si claudus, si parvo vel grandi, vel torto naso,

Vulgate

πᾶς ἄνθρωπος ᾧ ἂν ᾖ ἐν αὐτῷ μῶμος οὐ προσελεύσεται· ἄνθρωπος χωλός ἢ τυφλὸς ἢ κολοβόριν ἢ ὠτότμητος,

LXX

For 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 anything superfluous,

ASV

כִּ֥י כָל אִ֛ישׁ אֲשֶׁר בּ֥/וֹ מ֖וּם לֹ֣א יִקְרָ֑ב אִ֤ישׁ עִוֵּר֙ א֣וֹ פִסֵּ֔חַ א֥וֹ חָרֻ֖ם א֥וֹ שָׂרֽוּעַ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

12 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

א֣וֹ
'v
conjunction · 311×
אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
הִקְרַבְתֶּ֨ם
hqrbtm
verb · 283×
הִשְׂתָּרֵ֑עַ
hshtr'
verb · 3×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
ם
m
verb · 52×
מ֖וּם
mvm
noun · 22×
עִוֵּר֙
'vr
adjective · 26×
פִסֵּ֔חַ
psch
adjective · 13×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Tim 3:2 — A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
  • Dan 1:4 — Children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king’s palace, and w
  • Lev 22:19 — Ye shall offer at your own will a male without blemish, of the beeves, of the sheep, or of the goats.
  • Lev 22:22 — Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a wen, or scurvy, or scabbed, ye shall not offer these unto the LORD, nor make an offering by fire of them upon the altar unto the LORD.