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← Leviticus 21 · ← verse 16 · verse 18 →

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. (KJV)

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דַּבֵּ֥רda.Berspeak

Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpv2ms)

Meaning: to speak: speak

Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT Leviticus 21:17 word 1

אֶֽל\־'el-to

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Leviticus 21:17 word 2

אַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonAaron

Lemma: אַהֲרֹן (a.ha.ron) · Strong's: H0175

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Aaron

Used 347 times. Also: Exodus 4:14, Exodus 4:27, Exodus 4:28, Exodus 4:29, Exodus 4:30, Exodus 5:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0175; TAHOT Leviticus 21:17 word 3

לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor<to> saying

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Leviticus 21:17 word 4

אִ֣ישׁ'isha man

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: man

Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Leviticus 21:17 word 5

מִֽזַּרְעֲךָ֞mi.zar.'a.Khafrom offspring your

Lemma: זֶ֫רַע (ze.ra) · Strong's: H2233H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: seed: children

Used 177 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 7:3, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 12:7, Genesis 13:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2233H; TAHOT Leviticus 21:17 word 6

לְדֹרֹתָ֗םle.do.ro.Tamto generations their

Lemma: דּוֹר (dor) · Strong's: H1755

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: generation

Used 166 times. Also: Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 15:16, Genesis 17:7, Genesis 17:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1755; TAHOT Leviticus 21:17 word 7

אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sherwhom

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Leviticus 21:17 word 8

יִהְיֶ֥הyih.Yehit will be

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Leviticus 21:17 word 9

מ֔וּםMuma blemish

Lemma: מוּם (mum) · Strong's: H3971B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: blemish

Used 19 times. Also: Leviticus 21:18, Leviticus 21:21, Leviticus 21:23, Leviticus 22:20, Leviticus 22:21, Leviticus 22:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3971B; TAHOT Leviticus 21:17 word 10

לֹ֣אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Leviticus 21:17 word 11

יִקְרַ֔בyik.Ravhe will draw near

Lemma: קָרַב (qa.rav) · Strong's: H7126G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to present: come

Used 112 times. Also: Genesis 12:11, Genesis 20:4, Genesis 27:41, Genesis 37:18, Genesis 47:29, Exodus 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7126G; TAHOT Leviticus 21:17 word 12

לְהַקְרִ֖יבle.hak.Rivto present

Lemma: קָרַב (qa.rav) · Strong's: H7126H

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)

Meaning: to present: bring

Used 168 times. Also: Exodus 28:1, Exodus 29:3, Exodus 29:4, Exodus 29:8, Exodus 29:10, Exodus 40:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7126H; TAHOT Leviticus 21:17 word 13

לֶ֥חֶםLe.chem[the] food of

Lemma: לֶ֫חֶם (le.chem) · Strong's: H3899H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: food: bread

Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 14:18, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 25:34, Genesis 27:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3899H; TAHOT Leviticus 21:17 word 14

אֱלֹהָֽיו\׃'e.lo.HavGod his

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Leviticus 21:17 word 15

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Say→דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak
to→אֶל H0413 to(wards)
Aaron→אַהֲרֹן H0175 Aaron
For the generations to come→דּוֹר H1755 generation
none→לֹא H3808 not
of your descendants→זֶ֫רַע H2233H seed: children
who→אֲשֶׁר H0834A which
has→הָיָה H1961 to be
a physical defect→מוּם H3971B blemish
may approach→קָרַב H7126G to present: come
to offer→קָרַב H7126G to present: come
the food→לֶ֫חֶם H3899H food: bread
of his God→אֱלֹהִים H0430G God

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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