The Meaning of Leviticus 21:21 Explained

Leviticus 21:21

KJV: No man that hath a blemish of the seed of Aaron the priest shall come nigh to offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire: he hath a blemish; he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God.

YLT: No man in whom is blemish (of the seed of Aaron the priest) doth come nigh to bring near the fire-offerings of Jehovah; blemish is in him; the bread of his God he doth not come nigh to bring near.

Darby: No man of the seed of Aaron the priest that hath defect shall come near to present Jehovah's offerings by fire: he hath a defect; he shall not come near to present the bread of his God.

ASV: no man of the seed of Aaron the priest, that hath a blemish, shall come nigh to offer the offerings of Jehovah made by fire: he hath a blemish; he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

No man  that hath a blemish  of the seed  of Aaron  the priest  shall come nigh  to offer  the offerings  of the LORD  made by fire:  he hath a blemish;  he shall not come nigh  to offer  the bread  of his God. 

What does Leviticus 21:21 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 21

1  Of the priests' mourning
6  Of their holiness
7  Of their marriages
8  Of their estimation
9  Of the high priest's holiness
10  Of his marriage
13  The priests that have blemishes must not minister in the sanctuary

What do the individual words in Leviticus 21:21 mean?

Any man who in him has a defect of the descendants of Aaron the priest not shall come near to offer - the offerings made by fire to Yahweh has a defect He - the bread of his God he shall come near to offer
כָּל־ אִ֞ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־ בּ֣וֹ מ֗וּם מִזֶּ֙רַע֙ אַהֲרֹ֣ן הַכֹּהֵ֔ן לֹ֣א יִגַּ֔שׁ לְהַקְרִ֖יב אֶת־ אִשֵּׁ֣י יְהוָ֑ה מ֣וּם בּ֔וֹ אֵ֚ת לֶ֣חֶם אֱלֹהָ֔יו יִגַּ֖שׁ לְהַקְרִֽיב

כָּל־  Any 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
אִ֞ישׁ  man 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
בּ֣וֹ  in  him 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
מ֗וּם  has  a  defect 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מְאוּם 
Sense: blemish, spot, defect.
מִזֶּ֙רַע֙  of  the  descendants 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: זֶרַע  
Sense: seed, sowing, offspring.
אַהֲרֹ֣ן  of  Aaron 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אַהֲרֹון  
Sense: brother of Moses, a Levite and the first high priest.
הַכֹּהֵ֔ן  the  priest 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֹּהֵן  
Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.
יִגַּ֔שׁ  shall  come  near 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: נָגַשׁ  
Sense: to draw near, approach.
לְהַקְרִ֖יב  to  offer 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct
Root: קָרַב  
Sense: to come near, approach, enter into, draw near.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
אִשֵּׁ֣י  the  offerings  made  by  fire  to 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: אִשֶּׁה  
Sense: burnt-offering, offering made by fire, fire offering.
יְהוָ֑ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
מ֣וּם  has  a  defect 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מְאוּם 
Sense: blemish, spot, defect.
אֵ֚ת    - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
לֶ֣חֶם  the  bread 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: לֶחֶם  
Sense: bread, food, grain.
אֱלֹהָ֔יו  of  his  God 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
יִגַּ֖שׁ  he  shall  come  near 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: נָגַשׁ  
Sense: to draw near, approach.
לְהַקְרִֽיב  to  offer 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct
Root: קָרַב  
Sense: to come near, approach, enter into, draw near.

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