Leviticus 21:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Only he shall not go in unto the vail, nor come nigh unto the altar, because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my sanctuaries: for I the Lord do sanctify them.”
Leviticus 21:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Leviticus 21:23 in 6 Bible Translations
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Leviticus 21:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He shall not come near to the veil, nor come near to the altar, because he has a defect; that he may not profane my sanctuaries, for I am Yahweh who sanctifies them.’””
Leviticus 21:23 — World English Bible
Leviticus 21:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“only he shall not go in unto the veil, nor come nigh unto the altar, because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my sanctuaries: for I am Jehovah who sanctifieth them. ”
Leviticus 21:23 — American Standard Version
Leviticus 21:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“only, unto the vail he doth not enter, and unto the altar he doth not draw nigh; for blemish <FI>is<Fi> in him; and he doth not pollute My sanctuaries; for I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah, sanctifying them.'”
Leviticus 21:23 — Young's Literal Translation
Leviticus 21:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“only he shall not come in unto the veil, nor shall he draw near unto the altar; for he hath a defect: that he profane not my sanctuaries; for I am Jehovah who do hallow them. ”
Leviticus 21:23 — Darby Translation
Leviticus 21:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But he shall not goe in vnto the vaile, nor come neere the altar, because hee hath a blemish, least he pollute my Sanctuaries: for I am the Lord that sanctifie them.”
Leviticus 21:23 — Geneva Bible
Leviticus 21:23 in Context — Leviticus 21
21 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.
22 He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.
23 Only he shall not go in unto the vail, nor come nigh unto the altar, because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my sanctuaries: for I the Lord do sanctify them.
24 And Moses told it unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel.
What Does Leviticus 21:23 Mean?
Leviticus 21:23 is a verse from the Book of Leviticus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Leviticus chapter 21. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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