Leviticus 21:20
What does Leviticus 21:20 mean?
A plain-English look at Leviticus 21:20 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
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WEB
World English Bible · 2000or crook-backed, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or is scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken;
KJV
King James Version · 1611Or crookbackt, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or be scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken;
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901or crook-backed, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or is scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken;
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Or one whose back is bent, or one who is unnaturally small, or one who has a damaged eye, or whose skin is diseased, or whose sex parts are damaged;
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862or hump-backed, or a dwarf, or with a mixture in his eye, or a scurvy person, or scabbed, or broken-testicled.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752If he be crookbacked; or blear eyed; or have a pearl in his eye, or a continual scab, or a dry scurf in his body, or a rupture.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890or hump-backed, or withered, or that hath a spot in his eye, or hath the itch, or scabs, or his testicles broken.
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Cross references
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- Isaiah 56:3
Neither let the foreigner, that hath joined himself to Jehovah, speak, saying, Jehovah will surely separate me from his people; neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree.
- Deuteronomy 23:1
He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the assembly of Jehovah.
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