Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
“Speak to Aaron, saying, ‘No man of your
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
“Tell Aaron: None of your descendants throughout your generations who has a physical defect
International Standard Version
"Tell Aaron that whoever of your descendants throughout their generations has a bodily defect is not to approach to offer the food of his God.
A Conservative Version
Speak to Aaron, saying, Whoever he is of thy seed throughout their generations who has a blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God.
American Standard Version
Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of thy seed throughout their generations that hath a blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God.
Amplified
“Say to Aaron, ‘Throughout their generations none of your descendants who has any [physical] defect shall approach [the altar] to present the food of his God.
Bible in Basic English
Say to Aaron, If a man of your family, in any generation, is damaged in body, let him not come near to make the offering of the bread of his God.
Darby Translation
Speak unto Aaron, saying, Any of thy seed throughout their generations that hath any defect, shall not approach to present the bread of his God;
Julia Smith Translation
Speak to Aaron saying, A man from thy seed according to their generations, to whom shall be in him a blemish, shall not come near to bring the bread of his God.
King James 2000
Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of your descendants in their generations that has any blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"Speak to Aaron, saying, 'A man from your offspring throughout their generations, in whom is a physical defect, shall not come near to present your God's food.
Modern King James verseion
Speak to Aaron, saying, No man of your seed in their generations shall draw near to offer the bread of his God if there is a blemish in him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"Speak unto Aaron and say, 'No man of thy seed in their generations that hath any deformity upon him, shall preace for to offer the bread of his God:
NET Bible
"Tell Aaron, 'No man from your descendants throughout their generations who has a physical flaw is to approach to present the food of his God.
New Heart English Bible
"Say to Aaron, 'None of your seed throughout their generations who has a blemish, may approach to offer the bread of his God.
The Emphasized Bible
Speak unto Aaron, saying, - No man of thy seed, unto their generations in whom shall be any blemish, shall come near, to present the food of his God.
Webster
Speak to Aaron, saying, whoever he may be of thy seed in their generations that hath any blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God:
World English Bible
"Say to Aaron, 'None of your seed throughout their generations who has a blemish, may approach to offer the bread of his God.
Youngs Literal Translation
'Speak unto Aaron, saying, No man of thy seed to their generations in whom there is blemish doth draw near to bring near the bread of his God,
Themes
Blemish » Debarred sons of aaron from exercise of priestly offices
Priest » The time of moses » Must be without blemish
priests » No blemished or defective persons could be consecrated
Interlinear
Dabar
Zera`
Qarab
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Leviticus 21:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Physical Defects And Priests
16
And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,
17 “Speak to Aaron, saying, ‘No man of your
Cross References
Leviticus 10:3
Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is what the LORD spoke, saying, I will be sanctified in those that come near me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron was silent.
Numbers 16:5
and he spoke unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, Tomorrow the LORD will show who are his and who is holy and will cause the one who is holy to come near unto him; the one whom he has chosen he will cause to come near unto him.
Psalm 65:4
Blessed is the man whom thou dost choose and cause to approach unto thee that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house even of thy holy temple.
Leviticus 3:11
And the priest shall incense it upon the altar, and this shall be the food of the offering on fire unto the LORD.
Leviticus 3:16
And the priest shall incense them upon the altar; and this shall be the food of the offering on fire of a very acceptable aroma unto the LORD; all the fat is the LORD's.
Leviticus 21:6
They shall be holy unto their God and not profane the name of their God; for the offerings of the LORD made by fire and the bread of their God they do offer; therefore, they shall be holy.
Leviticus 21:21
No man that has a blemish of the seed of Aaron, the priest, shall come near to offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire. He has a blemish; he shall not come near to offer the bread of his God.
Leviticus 22:20-25
But ye shall not offer any thing that has a blemish, for it shall not be acceptable for you.
1 Thessalonians 2:10
Ye are witnesses, and God also, of how holy and just and irreprehensible our behaviour was among you that believe,
1 Timothy 3:2
It is expedient, therefore, that the bishop be blameless, the husband of only one wife, vigilant, temperate, of worldly affections mortified, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
Hebrews 7:26
For it was expedient that we have such a high priest, who is holy, innocent, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens,