Leviticus 21:17
Speak unto Aharon, saying, Whosoever he be of thy zera in their dorot that hath any defect, let him not approach to offer the lechem of Elohav.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
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In Context
16And Hashem spoke unto Moshe, saying,
Cross References
Leviticus 3:16And the kohen shall burn them upon the Mizbe'ach; it is the lechem of the offering made by eish for a re'ach nicho'ach; all the chelev (fat) is Hashemʼs.
Leviticus 21:6They shall be kedoshim unto Eloheihem, and not commit Chillul ha-shem against the Shem of Eloheihem; for the offerings of Hashem made by eish and the lechem of Eloheihem they do offer; therefore they shall be kodesh.
Leviticus 22:20But whatsoever hath a mum, that shall ye not offer, for it shall not be for you leratzon (acceptable). + 22:20 before Hashem
Psalms 65:4Divrei avonot (instances of iniquity) overwhelm me; 1 as for peysha'einu (our transgressions), Thou hast made kapporah for them. 1
1 Timothy 3:2It is necessary, therefore, for the congregational Mashgiach Ruchani to be without reproach, ba'al isha echat (a one woman man/master), + 3:2 See 1Sm 2:22-25 , i.e., kedushah and tahorah characterized by heterosexuality, exclusivity, and fidelity drug-free and clear-headed, a man of seichel, practiced in derech eretz and hachnosas orchim (hospitality), skillful as a rabbinic moreh (yeshiva teacher),
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 21:17-24
16 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 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. 18 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, 19 Or a man that is brokenfooted, or brokenhanded, 20 Or crookbackt, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or be scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken; 21… Read the whole commentary →