Leviticus 21:20

Translations

Modern

…or who is a hunchback or dwarf, or who has an eye defect, a festering rash, scabs, or a crushed testicle.

Traditional

Or crookbackt, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or be scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken;

Literal

…or a hunchback, or dwarfed, or a man who has a blemish in his eye, or itch, or scab, or a crushed testicle.

Latin

…si gibbus, si lippus, si albuginem habens in oculo, si jugem scabiem, si impetiginem in corpore, vel herniosus.

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Hebrew

English

…or who is a hunchback or dwarf, or who has an eye defect, a festering rash, scabs, or a crushed testicle.

Notes

Leviticus 21:1–22:33

This section, which discusses priestly rules, six times repeats the phrase I am the Lord who sanctifies (Leviticus 21:15, 23; 22:9, 16, 32; see also 21:8). These words emphasize the link between God's holiness and the holiness expected of priests. This extended to all of Israel (see 8:10; 11:44–45; 19:2). The text specifically addresses priests in 21:1–22:16, while including both clergy and common people in 22:17–33.

Theme notes and profiles

Ancient Law Codes Clean, Unclean, and Holy

Related verses

Deuteronomy 23:1
No man with crushed or severed genitals may enter the assembly of the LORD.
Isaiah 56:3
Let no foreigner who has joined himself to the LORD say, “The LORD will utterly exclude me from His people.” And let the eunuch not say, “I am but a dry tree.”

Glossary

Biblical Concept of Law Crookbackt Deformity Deuteronomy, Book of History of Israel Leviticus, Book of Priests and Levites Scurvy

Topics

Blemish: Debarred Sons of Aaron from Exercise of Priestly offices Dwarfs: Forbidden to be Priests Priest: The Time of Moses: Must be Without Blemish Priests: No Blemished or Defective Persons Could be Consecrated Sanctification: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Scab: Disease of the Skin The Eye: Sometimes Blemished

Leviticus 21:20

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