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For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or any thing superfluous, (KJV)
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כִּ֥יkifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Leviticus 21:18 word 1
כָל\־khol-any
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Leviticus 21:18 word 2
אִ֛ישׁ'ishman
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 21:18 word 3
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whom
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 21:18 word 4
מ֖וּםmuma blemish
Lemma: מוּם (mum) · Strong's: H3971B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: blemish
Used 19 times. Also: Leviticus 21:17, Leviticus 21:21, Leviticus 21:23, Leviticus 22:20, Leviticus 22:21, Leviticus 22:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3971B; TAHOT Leviticus 21:18 word 5
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 21:18 word 6
יִקְרָ֑בyik.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 21:18 word 7
אִ֤ישׁ'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 21:18 word 8
עִוֵּר֙'i.Verblind
Lemma: עִוֵּר (iv.ver) · Strong's: H5787
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: blind
Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 4:11, Leviticus 19:14, Deuteronomy 15:21, Deuteronomy 27:18, Deuteronomy 28:29, 2 Samuel 5:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5787; TAHOT Leviticus 21:18 word 9
א֣וֹ'oor
Lemma: אוֹ (o) · Strong's: H0176A
Parsing: Conjunction (HC)
Meaning: or
Used 320 times. Also: Genesis 24:49, Genesis 24:50, Genesis 24:55, Genesis 31:43, Genesis 44:8, Genesis 44:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0176A; TAHOT Leviticus 21:18 word 10
פִסֵּ֔חַfi.Se.achlame
Lemma: פִּסֵּחַ (pis.se.ach) · Strong's: H6455
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: lame
Used 14 times. Also: Deuteronomy 15:21, 2 Samuel 5:6, 2 Samuel 5:8, 2 Samuel 9:13, 2 Samuel 19:26, Job 29:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6455; TAHOT Leviticus 21:18 word 11
א֥וֹ'oor
Lemma: אוֹ (o) · Strong's: H0176A
Parsing: Conjunction (HC)
Meaning: or
Used 320 times. Also: Genesis 24:49, Genesis 24:50, Genesis 24:55, Genesis 31:43, Genesis 44:8, Genesis 44:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0176A; TAHOT Leviticus 21:18 word 12
חָרֻ֖םcha.Rum[having] a slit nose
Lemma: חָרַם (cha.ram) · Strong's: H2763B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqsmsa)
Meaning: to slash
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2763B; TAHOT Leviticus 21:18 word 13
א֥וֹ'oor
Lemma: אוֹ (o) · Strong's: H0176A
Parsing: Conjunction (HC)
Meaning: or
Used 320 times. Also: Genesis 24:49, Genesis 24:50, Genesis 24:55, Genesis 31:43, Genesis 44:8, Genesis 44:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0176A; TAHOT Leviticus 21:18 word 14
שָׂרֽוּעַ\׃sa.Ru.a'[having] something enlarged
Lemma: שָׂרַע (sa.ra) · Strong's: H8311
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqsmsa)
Meaning: to extend
Used 3 times. Also: Leviticus 22:23, Isaiah 28:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8311; TAHOT Leviticus 21:18 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| No | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| . . . | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| man | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| who | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| has any defect | → | מוּם H3971B blemish |
| may approach | → | קָרַב H7126G to present: come |
| no man | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| who is blind | → | עִוֵּר H5787 blind |
| lame | → | פִּסֵּחַ H6455 lame |
| . . . | → | אוֹ H0176A or |
| disfigured | → | חָרַם H2763B to slash |
| . . . | → | אוֹ H0176A or |
| or | → | אוֹ H0176A or |
| deformed | → | שָׂרַע H8311 to extend |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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