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Contemporary English Version
Leviticus 21:16
The Lord told Moses
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Hebrew Names Version
The LORD spoke to Moshe, saying,
The LORD spoke to Moshe, saying,
King James Version
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
Lexham English Bible
Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
New Century Version
The Lord said to Moses,
The Lord said to Moses,
New English Translation
The Lord spoke to Moses:
The Lord spoke to Moses:
Amplified Bible
Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
New American Standard Bible
Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the Lord spake vnto Moses, saying,
And the Lord spake vnto Moses, saying,
Legacy Standard Bible
Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
Complete Jewish Bible
(ii) Adonai said to Moshe,
(ii) Adonai said to Moshe,
Darby Translation
And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
Easy-to-Read Version
The Lord said to Moses,
The Lord said to Moses,
English Standard Version
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
George Lamsa Translation
And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
Good News Translation
The Lord commanded Moses
The Lord commanded Moses
Christian Standard Bible®
The Lord spoke to Moses:
The Lord spoke to Moses:
Literal Translation
And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And ye LORDE talked wt Moses, & sayde:
And ye LORDE talked wt Moses, & sayde:
American Standard Version
And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
Bible in Basic English
And the Lord said to Moses,
And the Lord said to Moses,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses, saying:
And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses, saying:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:
And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:
King James Version (1611)
And the Lord spake vnto Moses, saying,
And the Lord spake vnto Moses, saying,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
English Revised Version
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Berean Standard Bible
Then the LORD said to Moses,
Then the LORD said to Moses,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the Lord spak to Moyses,
And the Lord spak to Moyses,
Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,
And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,
Update Bible Version
And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
Webster's Bible Translation
And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
World English Bible
Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
New King James Version
And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
New Living Translation
Then the Lord said to Moses,
Then the Lord said to Moses,
New Life Bible
Then the Lord said to Moses,
Then the Lord said to Moses,
New Revised Standard
The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Yahweh spake unto Moses, saying:
And Yahweh spake unto Moses, saying:
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
Revised Standard Version
And the LORD said to Moses,
And the LORD said to Moses,
THE MESSAGE
God spoke to Moses: "Tell Aaron, None of your descendants, in any generation to come, who has a defect of any kind may present as an offering the food of his God. That means anyone who is blind or lame, disfigured or deformed, crippled in foot or hand, hunchbacked or dwarfed, who has anything wrong with his eyes, who has running sores or damaged testicles. No descendant of Aaron the priest who has any defect is to offer gifts to God ; he has a defect and so must not offer the food of his God. He may eat the food of his God, both the most holy and the holy, but because of his defect he must not go near the curtain or approach the Altar. It would desecrate my Sanctuary. I am God who makes them holy."
God spoke to Moses: "Tell Aaron, None of your descendants, in any generation to come, who has a defect of any kind may present as an offering the food of his God. That means anyone who is blind or lame, disfigured or deformed, crippled in foot or hand, hunchbacked or dwarfed, who has anything wrong with his eyes, who has running sores or damaged testicles. No descendant of Aaron the priest who has any defect is to offer gifts to God ; he has a defect and so must not offer the food of his God. He may eat the food of his God, both the most holy and the holy, but because of his defect he must not go near the curtain or approach the Altar. It would desecrate my Sanctuary. I am God who makes them holy."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
Contextual Overview
16 The Lord told Moses 17to say to Aaron: No descendant of yours can ever serve as my priest if he is blind or lame, if his face is disfigured, if one leg is shorter than the other, 19 if either a foot or a hand is crippled, 20 if he is a hunchback or a dwarf, if an eye or his skin is diseased, or if his testicles have been damaged. 21 These men may not serve as my priests and burn sacrifices to me. 22 They may eat the food offerings presented to me, 23 but they may not enter the sacred place or serve me at the altar. Remember—I am the Lord , the one who makes a priest holy. 24 Moses told all of this to Aaron, his sons, and the people of Israel.
Bible Verse Review
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Cross-References
Genesis 27:38
"Father," Esau asked, "don't you have more than one blessing? You can surely give me a blessing too!" Then Esau started crying again.
"Father," Esau asked, "don't you have more than one blessing? You can surely give me a blessing too!" Then Esau started crying again.
Genesis 29:11
He then kissed Rachel and started crying because he was so happy.
He then kissed Rachel and started crying because he was so happy.
Genesis 44:34
How can I face my father if Benjamin isn't with me? I couldn't bear to see my father in such sorrow.
How can I face my father if Benjamin isn't with me? I couldn't bear to see my father in such sorrow.
Judges 2:4
The Israelites started crying loudly,
The Israelites started crying loudly,
Ruth 1:9
May he give each of you another husband and a home of your own." Naomi kissed them. They cried
May he give each of you another husband and a home of your own." Naomi kissed them. They cried
1 Samuel 24:16
"David, my son—is that you?" Saul asked. Then he started crying
"David, my son—is that you?" Saul asked. Then he started crying
1 Samuel 30:4
They started crying and kept it up until they were too weak to cry any more.
They started crying and kept it up until they were too weak to cry any more.
1 Kings 3:26
"Please don't kill my son," the baby's mother screamed. "Your Majesty, I love him very much, but give him to her. Just don't kill him." The other woman shouted, "Go ahead and cut him in half. Then neither of us will have the baby."
"Please don't kill my son," the baby's mother screamed. "Your Majesty, I love him very much, but give him to her. Just don't kill him." The other woman shouted, "Go ahead and cut him in half. Then neither of us will have the baby."
Esther 8:6
and I can't bear to see my people and my own relatives destroyed."
and I can't bear to see my people and my own relatives destroyed."
Isaiah 49:15
The Lord answered, "Could a mother forget a child who nurses at her breast? Could she fail to love an infant who came from her own body? Even if a mother could forget, I will never forget you.
The Lord answered, "Could a mother forget a child who nurses at her breast? Could she fail to love an infant who came from her own body? Even if a mother could forget, I will never forget you.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And the Lord spake unto Moses,.... After he had spoken to him of the holiness of the priests, that they should not defile themselves, neither with the dead nor with impure marriages, he proceeded to add some things concerning blemishes in their bodies, which rendered them unfit for the service:
saying; as follows.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
He was not treated as an outcast, but enjoyed his privileges as a son of Aaron, except in regard to active duties.
Leviticus 21:20
A dwarf - One who is small and wasted, either short, as in the text, or slender, as in the margin. It is hardly likely that dwarfishness would be overlooked in this enumeration. So most critical authorities.
Scurry or scabbed - These words most probably include all affected with any skin disease.
Leviticus 21:22
See Leviticus 2:3 note; Leviticus 6:25 note.
Leviticus 21:23
Sanctuaries - The places especially holy, including the most holy place, the holy place, and the altar.
This law is of course to be regarded as one development of the great principle that all which is devoted to the service of God should be as perfect as possible of its kind.
