Leviticus 21 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Leviticus 22

¹Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 spake^H1696^(H8762) unto Moses^H4872, saying^H559^(H8800),

² “Tell Aaron and his sons to separate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel, which they make holy to me, and that they not profane my holy name. I am Yahweh.

KJVSpeak^H1696^(H8761) unto Aaron^H175 and to his sons^H1121, that they separate^H5144^(H8735) themselves from the holy things^H6944 of the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478, and that they profane^H2490^(H8762) not my holy^H6944 name^H8034 in those things which they hallow^H6942^(H8688) unto me: I am the LORD^H3068.

³ “Tell them, ‘If anyone of all your offspring throughout your generations approaches the holy things which the children of Israel make holy to Yahweh, having his uncleanness on him, that soul shall be cut off from before me. I am Yahweh.

KJVSay^H559^(H8798) unto them, Whosoever^H376 he be of all your seed^H2233 among your generations^H1755, that goeth^H7126^(H8799) unto the holy things^H6944, which the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 hallow^H6942^(H8686) unto the LORD^H3068, having his uncleanness^H2932 upon him, that soul^H5315 shall be cut off^H3772^(H8738) from my presence^H6440: I am the LORD^H3068.

⁴ “‘Whoever of the offspring of Aaron is a leper or has a discharge shall not eat of the holy things until he is clean. Whoever touches anything that is unclean by the dead, or a man who has a seminal emission,

KJVWhat man soever^H376 of the seed^H2233 of Aaron^H175 is a leper^H6879^(H8803), or hath a running issue^H2100^(H8802); he shall not eat^H398^(H8799) of the holy things^H6944, until he be clean^H2891^(H8799). And whoso toucheth^H5060^(H8802) any thing that is unclean^H2931 by the dead^H5315, or a man^H376 whose seed^H2233^H7902 goeth^H3318^(H8799) from him;

⁵ or whoever touches any creeping thing by which he may be made unclean, or a man from whom he may become unclean, whatever uncleanness he has—

KJVOr whosoever^H376 toucheth^H5060^(H8799) any creeping thing^H8318, whereby he may be made unclean^H2930^(H8799), or a man^H120 of whom he may take uncleanness^H2930^(H8799), whatsoever uncleanness^H2932 he hath;

⁶ the person that touches any such shall be unclean until the evening, and shall not eat of the holy things unless he bathes his body in water.

KJVThe soul^H5315 which hath touched^H5060^(H8799) any such shall be unclean^H2930^(H8804) until even^H6153, and shall not eat^H398^(H8799) of the holy things^H6944, unless^H518 he wash^H7364^(H8804) his flesh^H1320 with water^H4325.

⁷ When the sun is down, he shall be clean; and afterward he shall eat of the holy things, because it is his bread.

KJVAnd when the sun^H8121 is down^H935^(H8804), he shall be clean^H2891^(H8804), and shall afterward^H310 eat^H398^(H8799) of the holy things^H6944; because it is his food^H3899.

⁸ He shall not eat that which dies of itself or is torn by animals, defiling himself by it. I am Yahweh.

KJVThat which dieth of itself^H5038, or is torn^H2966 with beasts, he shall not eat^H398^(H8799) to defile^H2930^(H8800) himself therewith: I am the LORD^H3068.

⁹ “‘They shall therefore follow my commandment, lest they bear sin for it and die in it, if they profane it. I am Yahweh who sanctifies them.

KJVThey shall therefore keep^H8104^(H8804) mine ordinance^H4931, lest they bear^H5375^(H8799) sin^H2399 for it, and die^H4191^(H8804) therefore, if they profane^H2490^(H8762) it: I the LORD^H3068 do sanctify^H6942^(H8764) them.

¹⁰ “‘No stranger shall eat of the holy thing: a foreigner living with the priests, or a hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing.

KJVThere shall no stranger^H2114^(H8801) eat^H398^(H8799) of the holy thing^H6944: a sojourner^H8453 of the priest^H3548, or an hired servant^H7916, shall not eat^H398^(H8799) of the holy thing^H6944.

¹¹ But if a priest buys a slave, purchased by his money, he shall eat of it; and those who are born in his house shall eat of his bread.

KJVBut if the priest^H3548 buy^H7069^(H8799) any soul^H5315 with^H7075 his money^H3701, he shall eat^H398^(H8799) of it, and he that is born^H3211 in his house^H1004: they shall eat^H398^(H8799) of his meat^H3899.

¹² If a priest’s daughter is married to an outsider, she shall not eat of the heave offering of the holy things.

KJVIf the priest's^H3548 daughter^H1323 also be married unto a stranger^H376^H2114^(H8801), she may not eat^H398^(H8799) of an offering^H8641 of the holy things^H6944.

¹³ But if a priest’s daughter is a widow, or divorced, and has no child, and has returned to her father’s house as in her youth, she may eat of her father’s bread; but no stranger shall eat any of it.

KJVBut if the priest's^H3548 daughter^H1323 be a widow^H490, or divorced^H1644^(H8803), and have no child^H2233, and is returned^H7725^(H8804) unto her father's^H1 house^H1004, as in her youth^H5271, she shall eat^H398^(H8799) of her father's^H1 meat^H3899: but there shall no stranger^H2114^(H8801) eat^H398^(H8799) thereof.

¹⁴ “‘If a man eats something holy unwittingly, then he shall add the fifth part of its value to it, and shall give the holy thing to the priest.

KJVAnd if a man^H376 eat^H398^(H8799) of the holy thing^H6944 unwittingly^H7684, then he shall put^H3254^(H8804) the fifth^H2549 part thereof unto it, and shall give^H5414^(H8804) it unto the priest^H3548 with the holy thing^H6944.

¹⁵ The priests shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer to Yahweh,

KJVAnd they shall not profane^H2490^(H8762) the holy things^H6944 of the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478, which they offer^H7311^(H8686) unto the LORD^H3068;

¹⁶ and so cause them to bear the iniquity that brings guilt when they eat their holy things; for I am Yahweh who sanctifies them.’”

KJVOr suffer them to bear^H5375^(H8689) the iniquity^H5771 of trespass^H819, when they eat^H398^(H8800) their holy things^H6944: for I the LORD^H3068 do sanctify^H6942^(H8764) them.

¹⁷ Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 spake^H1696^(H8762) unto Moses^H4872, saying^H559^(H8800),

¹⁸ “Speak to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel, and say to them, ‘Whoever is of the house of Israel, or of the foreigners in Israel, who offers his offering, whether it is any of their vows or any of their free will offerings, which they offer to Yahweh for a burnt offering:

KJVSpeak^H1696^(H8761) unto Aaron^H175, and to his sons^H1121, and unto all the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478, and say^H559^(H8804) unto them, Whatsoever^H376 he be of the house^H1004 of Israel^H3478, or of the strangers^H1616 in Israel^H3478, that will offer^H7126^(H8686) his oblation^H7133 for all his vows^H5088, and for all his freewill offerings^H5071, which they will offer^H7126^(H8686) unto the LORD^H3068 for a burnt offering^H5930;

¹⁹ that you may be accepted, you shall offer a male without defect, of the bulls, of the sheep, or of the goats.

KJVYe shall offer at your own will^H7522 a male^H2145 without blemish^H8549, of the beeves^H1241, of the sheep^H3775, or of the goats^H5795.

²⁰ But you shall not offer whatever has a defect, for it shall not be acceptable for you.

KJVBut whatsoever hath a blemish^H3971, that shall ye not offer^H7126^(H8686): for it shall not be acceptable^H7522 for you.

²¹ Whoever offers a sacrifice of peace offerings to Yahweh to accomplish a vow, or for a free will offering of the herd or of the flock, it shall be perfect to be accepted. It shall have no defect.

KJVAnd whosoever^H376 offereth^H7126^(H8686) a sacrifice^H2077 of peace offerings^H8002 unto the LORD^H3068 to accomplish^H6381^(H8763) his vow^H5088, or a freewill offering^H5071 in beeves^H1241 or sheep^H6629, it shall be perfect^H8549 to be accepted^H7522; there shall be no blemish^H3971 therein.

²² You shall not offer what is blind, is injured, is maimed, has a wart, is festering, or has a running sore to Yahweh, nor make an offering by fire of them on the altar to Yahweh.

KJVBlind^H5788, or broken^H7665^(H8803), or maimed^H2782^(H8803), or having a wen^H2990, or scurvy^H1618, or scabbed^H3217, ye shall not offer^H7126^(H8686) these unto the LORD^H3068, nor make^H5414^(H8799) an offering by fire^H801 of them upon the altar^H4196 unto the LORD^H3068.

²³ Either a bull or a lamb that has any deformity or lacking in his parts, that you may offer for a free will offering; but for a vow it shall not be accepted.

KJVEither a bullock^H7794 or a lamb^H7716 that hath any thing superfluous^H8311^(H8803) or lacking in his parts^H7038^(H8803), that mayest thou offer^H6213^(H8799) for a freewill offering^H5071; but for a vow^H5088 it shall not be accepted^H7521^(H8735).

²⁴ You must not offer to Yahweh that which has its testicles bruised, crushed, broken, or cut. You must not do this in your land.

KJVYe shall not offer^H7126^(H8686) unto the LORD^H3068 that which is bruised^H4600^(H8803), or crushed^H3807^(H8803), or broken^H5423^(H8803), or cut^H3772^(H8803); neither shall ye make^H6213^(H8799) any offering thereof in your land^H776.

²⁵ You must not offer any of these as the bread of your God from the hand of a foreigner, because their corruption is in them. There is a defect in them. They shall not be accepted for you.’”

KJVNeither from a stranger's^H5236 hand^H3027^H1121 shall ye offer^H7126^(H8686) the bread^H3899 of your God^H430 of any of these; because their corruption^H4893 is in them, and blemishes^H3971 be in them: they shall not be accepted^H7521^(H8735) for you.

²⁶ Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 spake^H1696^(H8762) unto Moses^H4872, saying^H559^(H8800),

²⁷ “When a bull, a sheep, or a goat is born, it shall remain seven days with its mother. From the eighth day on it shall be accepted for the offering of an offering made by fire to Yahweh.

KJVWhen a bullock^H7794, or a sheep^H3775, or a goat^H5795, is brought forth^H3205^(H8735), then it shall be seven^H7651 days^H3117 under the dam^H517; and from the eighth^H8066 day^H3117 and thenceforth^H1973 it shall be accepted^H7521^(H8735) for an offering^H7133 made by fire^H801 unto the LORD^H3068.

²⁸ Whether it is a cow or ewe, you shall not kill it and its young both in one day.

KJVAnd whether it be cow^H7794 or ewe^H7716, ye shall not kill^H7819^(H8799) it and her young^H1121 both in one^H259 day^H3117.

²⁹ “When you sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving to Yahweh, you shall sacrifice it so that you may be accepted.

KJVAnd when ye will offer^H2076^(H8799) a sacrifice^H2077 of thanksgiving^H8426 unto the LORD^H3068, offer^H2076^(H8799) it at your own will^H7522.

³⁰ It shall be eaten on the same day; you shall leave none of it until the morning. I am Yahweh.

KJVOn the same day^H3117 it shall be eaten up^H398^(H8735); ye shall leave^H3498^(H8686) none of it until the morrow^H1242: I am the LORD^H3068.

³¹ “Therefore you shall keep my commandments, and do them. I am Yahweh.

KJVTherefore shall ye keep^H8104^(H8804) my commandments^H4687, and do^H6213^(H8804) them: I am the LORD^H3068.

³² You shall not profane my holy name, but I will be made holy among the children of Israel. I am Yahweh who makes you holy,

KJVNeither shall ye profane^H2490^(H8762) my holy^H6944 name^H8034; but I will be hallowed^H6942^(H8738) among^H8432 the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478: I am the LORD^H3068 which hallow^H6942^(H8762) you,

³³ who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. I am Yahweh.”

KJVThat brought you out^H3318^(H8688) of the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714, to be your God^H430: I am the LORD^H3068.

WEB·Leviticus 21

¹Yahweh said to Moses, “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them, ‘A priest shall not defile himself for the dead among his people,

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 said^H559^(H8799) unto Moses^H4872, Speak^H559^(H8798) unto the priests^H3548 the sons^H1121 of Aaron^H175, and say^H559^(H8804) unto them, There shall none be defiled^H2930^(H8691) for the dead^H5315 among his people^H5971:

² except for his relatives that are near to him: for his mother, for his father, for his son, for his daughter, for his brother,

KJVBut for his kin^H7607, that is near^H7138 unto him, that is, for his mother^H517, and for his father^H1, and for his son^H1121, and for his daughter^H1323, and for his brother^H251,

³ and for his virgin sister who is near to him, who has had no husband; for her he may defile himself.

KJVAnd for his sister^H269 a virgin^H1330, that is nigh^H7138 unto him, which hath had no husband^H376; for her may he be defiled^H2930^(H8691).

⁴ He shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.

KJVBut he shall not defile^H2930^(H8691) himself, being a chief man^H1167 among his people^H5971, to profane^H2490^(H8736) himself.

⁵ “‘They shall not shave their heads or shave off the corners of their beards or make any cuttings in their flesh.

KJVThey shall not make^H7139^(H8799) baldness^H7144 upon their head^H7218, neither shall they shave off^H1548^(H8762) the corner^H6285 of their beard^H2206, nor make^H8295^(H8799) any cuttings^H8296 in their flesh^H1320.

⁶ They shall be holy to their God, and not profane the name of their God, for they offer the offerings of Yahweh made by fire, the bread of their God. Therefore they shall be holy.

KJVThey shall be holy^H6944 unto their God^H430, and not profane^H2490^(H8762) the name^H8034 of their God^H430: for the offerings^H801 of the LORD^H3068 made by fire^H801, and the bread^H3899 of their God^H430, they do offer^H7126^(H8688): therefore they shall be holy^H6918.

⁷ “‘They shall not marry a woman who is a prostitute, or profane. A priest shall not marry a woman divorced from her husband; for he is holy to his God.

KJVThey shall not take^H3947^(H8799) a wife^H802 that is a whore^H2181^(H8802), or profane^H2491; neither shall they take^H3947^(H8799) a woman^H802 put away^H1644^(H8803) from her husband^H376: for he is holy^H6918 unto his God^H430.

⁸ Therefore you shall sanctify him, for he offers the bread of your God. He shall be holy to you, for I Yahweh, who sanctify you, am holy.

KJVThou shalt sanctify^H6942^(H8765) him therefore; for he offereth^H7126^(H8688) the bread^H3899 of thy God^H430: he shall be holy^H6918 unto thee: for I the LORD^H3068, which sanctify^H6942^(H8764) you, am holy^H6918.

⁹ “‘The daughter of any priest, if she profanes herself by playing the prostitute, she profanes her father. She shall be burned with fire.

KJVAnd the daughter^H1323 of any^H376 priest^H3548, if she profane^H2490^(H8735) herself by playing the whore^H2181^(H8800), she profaneth^H2490^(H8764) her father^H1: she shall be burnt^H8313^(H8735) with fire^H784.

¹⁰ “‘He who is the high priest among his brothers, upon whose head the anointing oil is poured, and who is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not let the hair of his head hang loose, or tear his clothes.

KJVAnd he that is the high^H1419 priest^H3548 among his brethren^H251, upon whose head^H7218 the anointing^H4888 oil^H8081 was poured^H3332^(H8714), and that is consecrated^H4390^(H8765)^H3027 to put^H3847^(H8800) on the garments^H899, shall not uncover^H6544^(H8799) his head^H7218, nor rend^H6533^(H8799) his clothes^H899;

¹¹ He must not go in to any dead body, or defile himself for his father or for his mother.

KJVNeither shall he go in^H935^(H8799) to any dead^H4191^(H8801) body^H5315, nor defile^H2930^(H8691) himself for his father^H1, or for his mother^H517;

¹² He shall not go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him. I am Yahweh.

KJVNeither shall he go out^H3318^(H8799) of the sanctuary^H4720, nor profane^H2490^(H8762) the sanctuary^H4720 of his God^H430; for the crown^H5145 of the anointing^H4888 oil^H8081 of his God^H430 is upon him: I am the LORD^H3068.

¹³ “‘He shall take a wife in her virginity.

KJVAnd he shall take^H3947^(H8799) a wife^H802 in her virginity^H1331.

¹⁴ He shall not marry a widow, or one divorced, or a woman who has been defiled, or a prostitute. He shall take a virgin of his own people as a wife.

KJVA widow^H490, or a divorced woman^H1644^(H8803), or profane^H2491, or an harlot^H2181^(H8802), these shall he not take^H3947^(H8799): but he shall take^H3947^(H8799) a virgin^H1330 of his own people^H5971 to wife^H802.

¹⁵ He shall not profane his offspring among his people, for I am Yahweh who sanctifies him.’”

KJVNeither shall he profane^H2490^(H8762) his seed^H2233 among his people^H5971: for I the LORD^H3068 do sanctify^H6942^(H8764) him.

¹⁶ Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 spake^H1696^(H8762) unto Moses^H4872, saying^H559^(H8800),

¹⁷ “Say to Aaron, ‘None of your offspring throughout their generations who has a defect may approach to offer the bread of his God.

KJVSpeak^H1696^(H8761) unto Aaron^H175, saying^H559^(H8800), Whosoever^H376 he be of thy seed^H2233 in their generations^H1755 that hath any blemish^H3971, let him not approach^H7126^(H8799) to offer^H7126^(H8687) the bread^H3899 of his God^H430.

¹⁸ For whatever man he is that has a defect, he shall not draw near: a blind man, or a lame, or he who has a flat nose, or any deformity,

KJVFor whatsoever man^H376 he be that hath a blemish^H3971, he shall not approach^H7126^(H8799): a blind^H5787 man^H376, or a lame^H6455, or he that hath a flat nose^H2763^(H8803), or any thing superfluous^H8311^(H8803),

¹⁹ or a man who has an injured foot, or an injured hand,

KJVOr a man^H376 that is brokenfooted^H7667^H7272, or brokenhanded^H7667^H3027,

²⁰ or hunchbacked, or a dwarf, or one who has a defect in his eye, or an itching disease, or scabs, or who has damaged testicles.

KJVOr crookbackt^H1384, or a dwarf^H1851, or that hath a blemish^H8400 in his eye^H5869, or be scurvy^H1618, or scabbed^H3217, or hath his stones^H810 broken^H4790;

²¹ No man of the offspring of Aaron the priest who has a defect shall come near to offer the offerings of Yahweh made by fire. Since he has a defect, he shall not come near to offer the bread of his God.

KJVNo man^H376 that hath a blemish^H3971 of the seed^H2233 of Aaron^H175 the priest^H3548 shall come nigh^H5066^(H8799) to offer^H7126^(H8687) the offerings^H801 of the LORD^H3068 made by fire^H801: he hath a blemish^H3971; he shall not come nigh^H5066^(H8799) to offer^H7126^(H8687) the bread^H3899 of his God^H430.

²² He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.

KJVHe shall eat^H398^(H8799) the bread^H3899 of his God^H430, both of the most^H6944 holy^H6944, and of the holy^H6944.

²³ He shall not come near to the veil, nor come near to the altar, because he has a defect; that he may not profane my sanctuaries, for I am Yahweh who sanctifies them.’”

KJVOnly he shall not go in^H935^(H8799) unto the vail^H6532, nor come nigh^H5066^(H8799) unto the altar^H4196, because he hath a blemish^H3971; that he profane^H2490^(H8762) not my sanctuaries^H4720: for I the LORD^H3068 do sanctify^H6942^(H8764) them.

²⁴ So Moses spoke to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel.

KJVAnd Moses^H4872 told^H1696^(H8762) it unto Aaron^H175, and to his sons^H1121, and unto all the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478.

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