Leviticus 21:16
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
Leviticus 21:16 in other translations
| BSB | Then the LORD said to Moses, |
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| WEB | The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, |
| ASV | And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, |
| YLT | And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying, |
| DARBY | And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying, |
| BBE | And the Lord said to Moses, |
| Webster | And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, |
What does Leviticus 21:16 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 21:16-24
16-24. Whosoever he be ... hath any blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God--As visible things exert a strong influence on the minds of men, any physical infirmity or malformation of body in the ministers of religion, which disturbs the associations or excites ridicule, tends to detract from the weight and authority of the sacred office. Priests laboring under any personal defect were not allowed to officiate in the public service; they might be employed in some inferior duties about the sanctuary but could not perform any sacred office. In all these regulations for preserving the unsullied purity of the sacred character and office, there was a typical reference to the priesthood of Christ (He 7:26).
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Leviticus 21:16 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Leviticus 21:15
Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the Lord do sanctify him.
- Leviticus 21:16
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
- Leviticus 21:17
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.
Leviticus 21:16 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y Jehová habló á Moisés, diciendo: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et l’ Éternel parla à Moïse, disant: |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Jehova redete zu Mose und sprach: |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Locutusque est Dominus ad Moysen, dicens: |