Leviticus 21:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)““Say to Aaron, ‘For the generations to come, none of your descendants who has a physical defect may approach to offer the food of his God.”
A short, plain-language explanation of Leviticus 21:17 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
““Say to Aaron, ‘For the generations to come, none of your descendants who has a physical defect may approach to offer the food of his God.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of thy seed throughout their generations that hath a blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`Speak unto Aaron, saying, No man of thy seed to their generations in whom there is blemish doth draw near to bring near the bread of his God,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Leviticus 21:17 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 3:11Then the priest is to burn them on the altar as food, an offering made by fire to the LORD.
- Leviticus 3:16Then the priest is to burn the food on the altar as an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma. All the fat is the LORD’s.
- Leviticus 10:3Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the LORD meant when He said: ‘To those who come near Me I will show My holiness, and in the sight of all the people I will reveal My glory.’” But Aaron remained silent.
- Leviticus 21:6They must be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God. Because they present to the LORD the offerings made by fire, the food of their God, they must be holy.
- Leviticus 21:21No descendant of Aaron the priest who has a defect shall approach to present the offerings made by fire to the LORD. Since he has a defect, he is not to come near to offer the food of his God.
- Leviticus 22:20You must not present anything with a defect, because it will not be accepted on your behalf.
- Numbers 16:5Then he said to Korah and all his followers, “Tomorrow morning the LORD will reveal who belongs to Him and who is holy, and He will bring that person near to Himself. The one He chooses, He will bring near to Himself.
- Psalms 65:4Blessed is the one You choose and bring near to dwell in Your courts! We are filled with the goodness of Your house, the holiness of Your temple.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:10You are witnesses, and so is God, of how holy, righteous, and blameless our conduct was among you who believed.
- 1 Timothy 3:2An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
- Hebrews 7:26Such a high priest truly befits us—One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).