Leviticus 21 - Compare Translations
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Leviticus 21:1
KJVAnd the Lord said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people:
WEBYahweh said to Moses, “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them, ‘A priest shall not defile himself for the dead among his people;
YLTAnd Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Speak unto the priests, sons of Aaron, and thou hast said unto them, For [any] person [a priest] is not defiled among his people,
Leviticus 21:2
KJVBut for his kin, that is near unto him, that is, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother.
WEBexcept for his relatives that are near to him: for his mother, for his father, for his son, for his daughter, for his brother,
YLTexcept for his relation who [is] near unto him -- for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother.
Leviticus 21:3
KJVAnd for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no husband; for her may he be defiled.
WEBand for his virgin sister who is near to him, who has had no husband; for her he may defile himself.
YLTand for his sister, the virgin, who is near unto him, who hath not been to a man; for her he is defiled.
Leviticus 21:4
KJVBut he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
WEBHe shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
YLT`A master [priest] doth not defile himself among his people -- to pollute himself;
Leviticus 21:5
KJVThey shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.
WEB“‘They shall not shave their heads or shave off the corners of their beards or make any cuttings in their flesh.
YLTthey do not make baldness on their head, and the corner of their beard they do not shave, and in their flesh they do not make a cutting;
Leviticus 21:6
KJVThey shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God: for the offerings of the Lord made by fire, and the bread of their God, they do offer: therefore they shall be holy.
WEBThey shall be holy to their God, and not profane the name of their God; for they offer the offerings of Yahweh made by fire, the bread of their God; therefore they shall be holy.
YLTthey are holy to their God, and they pollute not the name of their God, for the fire-offerings of Jehovah, bread of their God, they are bringing near, and have been holy.
Leviticus 21:7
KJVThey shall not take a wife that is a whore, or profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he is holy unto his God.
WEB“‘They shall not marry a woman who is a prostitute, or profane. They shall not marry a woman divorced from her husband; for he is holy to his God.
YLT`A woman, a harlot, or polluted, they do not take, and a woman cast out from her husband they do not take, for he [is] holy to his God;
Leviticus 21:8
KJVThou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto thee: for I the Lord, which sanctify you, am holy.
WEBYou shall sanctify him therefore; for he offers the bread of your God. He shall be holy to you; for I Yahweh, who sanctify you, am holy.
YLTand thou hast sanctified him, for the bread of thy God he is bringing near; he is holy to thee; for holy [am] I, Jehovah, sanctifying you.
Leviticus 21:9
KJVAnd the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire.
WEB“‘The daughter of any priest, if she profanes herself by playing the prostitute, she profanes her father. She shall be burned with fire.
YLT`And a daughter of any priest when she polluteth herself by going a-whoring -- her father she is polluting; with fire she is burnt.
Leviticus 21:10
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Leviticus 21:11
KJVNeither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;
WEBHe must not go in to any dead body, or defile himself for his father, or for his mother.
YLTnor beside any dead person doth he come; for his father and for his mother he doth not defile himself;
Leviticus 21:12
KJVNeither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am the Lord.
WEBHe shall not go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him. I am Yahweh.
YLTnor from the sanctuary doth he go out, nor doth he pollute the sanctuary of his God, for the separation of the anointing oil of his God [is] on him; I [am] Jehovah.
Leviticus 21:13
KJVAnd he shall take a wife in her virginity.
WEB“‘He shall take a wife in her virginity.
YLT`And he taketh a wife in her virginity;
Leviticus 21:14
KJVA widow, or a divorced woman, or profane, or an harlot, these shall he not take: but he shall take a virgin of his own people to wife.
WEBA widow, or one divorced, or a woman who has been defiled, or a prostitute, these he shall not marry: but a virgin of his own people shall he take as a wife.
YLTwidow, or cast out, or polluted one -- a harlot -- these he doth not take, but a virgin of his own people he doth take [for] a wife,
Leviticus 21:15
KJVNeither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the Lord do sanctify him.
WEBHe shall not profane his offspring among his people, for I am Yahweh who sanctifies him.’”
YLTand he doth not pollute his seed among his people; for I [am] Jehovah, sanctifying him.'
Leviticus 21:16
KJVAnd the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
WEBYahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
YLTAnd Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,
Leviticus 21:17
KJVSpeak 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.
WEB“Say to Aaron, ‘None of your offspring throughout their generations who has a defect may approach to offer the bread of his God.
YLT`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,
Leviticus 21:18
KJVFor 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,
WEBFor whatever man he is that has a defect, he shall not draw near: a blind man, or a lame, or he who has a flat nose, or any deformity,
YLTfor no man in whom [is] blemish doth draw near -- a man blind, or lame or dwarfed, or enlarged,
Leviticus 21:19
KJVOr a man that is brokenfooted, or brokenhanded,
WEBor a man who has an injured foot, or an injured hand,
YLTor a man in whom there is a breach in the foot, or a breach in the hand,
Leviticus 21:20
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Leviticus 21:21
KJVNo 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.
WEBNo man of the offspring of Aaron the priest who has a defect shall come near to offer the offerings of Yahweh made by fire. Since he has a defect, he shall not come near to offer the bread of his God.
YLT`No man in whom is blemish (of the seed of Aaron the priest) doth come nigh to bring near the fire-offerings of Jehovah; blemish [is] in him; the bread of his God he doth not come nigh to bring near.
Leviticus 21:22
KJVHe shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.
WEBHe shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.
YLT`Bread of his God -- of the most holy things, and of the holy things -- he doth eat;
Leviticus 21:23
KJVOnly 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.
WEBHe 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.’”
YLTonly, unto the vail he doth not enter, and unto the altar he doth not draw nigh; for blemish [is] in him; and he doth not pollute My sanctuaries; for I [am] Jehovah, sanctifying them.'
Leviticus 21:24
KJVAnd Moses told it unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel.
WEBSo Moses spoke to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel.
YLTAnd Moses speaketh unto Aaron, and unto his sons, and unto all the sons of Israel.
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