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Leviticus 21— explore original Hebrew and Greek words with Strong's concordance.

Verse 1

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיֹּ֤אמֶרway·yō·merAnd saidH0559
1יְהוָה֙Yah·wehYahwehH3068
2אֶל־’el-toH0413
3מֹשֶׁ֔הmō·šeh,MosesH4872
4אֱמֹ֥ר’ĕ·mōrspeakH0559
5אֶל־’el-toH0413
6הַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםhak·kō·hă·nîmthe priestsH3548
7בְּנֵ֣יbə·nêthe sonsH1121
8אַהֲרֹ֑ן’a·hă·rōn;of AaronH0175
9וְאָמַרְתָּ֣wə·’ā·mar·tāand sayH0559
10אֲלֵהֶ֔ם’ă·lê·hem,to themH0413
11לְנֶ֥פֶשׁlə·ne·p̄ešfor the deadH5315
12לֹֽא־lō-noneH3808
13יִטַּמָּ֖אyiṭ·ṭam·māshall defile himselfH2930
14בְּעַמָּֽיו׃bə·‘am·māw.among his peopleH5971

Verse 2

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0כִּ֚יexceptH3588
1אִם־’im-forH0518
2לִשְׁאֵר֔וֹliš·’ê·rōw,his relativesH7607
3הַקָּרֹ֖בhaq·qā·rōḇwho are nearestH7138
4אֵלָ֑יו’ê·lāw;to himH0413
5לְאִמּ֣וֹlə·’im·mōwhis motherH0517
6וּלְאָבִ֔יוū·lə·’ā·ḇîw,and his fatherH0001
7וְלִבְנ֥וֹwə·liḇ·nōwand his sonH1121
8וּלְבִתּ֖וֹū·lə·ḇit·tōwand his daughterH1323
9וּלְאָחִֽיו׃ū·lə·’ā·ḥîw.and his brotherH0251

Verse 3

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְלַאֲחֹת֤וֹwə·la·’ă·ḥō·ṯōwand his sisterH0269
1הַבְּתוּלָה֙hab·bə·ṯū·lāhvirginH1330
2הַקְּרוֹבָ֣הhaq·qə·rō·w·ḇāhwho is nearH7138
3אֵלָ֔יו’ê·lāw,to himH0413
4אֲשֶׁ֥ר’ă·šerwhoH0834
5לֹֽא־lō-noH3808
6הָיְתָ֖הhā·yə·ṯāhhas hadH1961
7לְאִ֑ישׁlə·’îš;husbandH0376
8לָ֖הּlāhfor her
9יִטַּמָּֽא׃.yiṭ·ṭam·mā.he may defile himselfH2930

Verse 4

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0לֹ֥אNotH3808
1יִטַּמָּ֖אyiṭ·ṭam·mā[Otherwise] he shall defile himselfH2930
2בַּ֣עַלba·‘al[being] a chief manH1167
3בְּעַמָּ֑יוbə·‘am·māw;among his peopleH5971
4לְהֵ֖חַלּֽוֹ׃.lə·hê·ḥal·lōw.to profane himselfH2490

Verse 5

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0לֹֽא־lō-NotH3808
1[יקרחה]yiq·rə·ḥāh-
2(יִקְרְח֤וּ)yiq·rə·ḥūthey shall makeH7139
3קָרְחָה֙qā·rə·ḥāhany bald [place]H7144
4בְּרֹאשָׁ֔םbə·rō·šām,on their headsH7218
5וּפְאַ֥תū·p̄ə·’aṯand the edgesH6285
6זְקָנָ֖םzə·qā·nāmof their beardsH2206
7לֹ֣אnorH3808
8יְגַלֵּ֑חוּyə·ḡal·lê·ḥū;shall they shaveH1548
9וּבִ֨בְשָׂרָ֔םū·ḇiḇ·śā·rām,and in their fleshH1320
10לֹ֥אnorH3808
11יִשְׂרְט֖וּyiś·rə·ṭūmakeH8295
12שָׂרָֽטֶת׃.śā·rā·ṭeṯ.any cuttingsH8296

Verse 6

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0קְדֹשִׁ֤יםqə·ḏō·šîmHolyH6918
1יִהְיוּ֙yih·yūthey shall beH1961
2לֵאלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔םlê·lō·hê·hem,to their GodH0430
3וְלֹ֣אwə·lōand notH3808
4יְחַלְּל֔וּyə·ḥal·lə·lū,profaneH2490
5שֵׁ֖םšêmthe nameH8034
6אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם.’ĕ·lō·hê·hem;of their GodH0430
7כִּי֩ForH3588
8אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
9אִשֵּׁ֨י’iš·šêthe offerings made by fireH0801
10יְהוָ֜הYah·wehof YahwehH3068
11לֶ֧חֶםle·ḥem[and] the breadH3899
12אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֛ם’ĕ·lō·hê·hemof their GodH0430
13הֵ֥םhêmtheyH1992
14מַקְרִיבִ֖םmaq·rî·ḇimofferH7126
15וְהָ֥יוּwə·hā·yūtherefore they shall beH1961
16קֹֽדֶשׁ׃.qō·ḏeš.holyH6944

Verse 7

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אִשָּׁ֨ה’iš·šāhA wifeH0802
1זֹנָ֤הzō·nāh[who is] a harlotH2181
2וַחֲלָלָה֙wa·ḥă·lā·lāhor a defiled womanH2491
3לֹ֣אnotH3808
4יִקָּ֔חוּyiq·qā·ḥū,they shall takeH3947
5וְאִשָּׁ֛הwə·’iš·šāhand a womanH0802
6גְּרוּשָׁ֥הgə·rū·šāhdivorcedH1644
7מֵאִישָׁ֖הּmê·’î·šāhfrom her husbandH0376
8לֹ֣אnorH3808
9יִקָּ֑חוּyiq·qā·ḥū;shall they takeH3947
10כִּֽי־kî-forH3588
11קָדֹ֥שׁqā·ḏōšholyH6918
12ה֖וּא[the priest] isH1931
13לֵאלֹהָֽיו׃.lê·lō·hāw.to his GodH0430

Verse 8

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְקִדַּשְׁתּ֔וֹwə·qid·daš·tōw,Therefore you shall consecrate himH6942
1כִּֽי־kî-forH3588
2אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
3לֶ֥חֶםle·ḥemthe breadH3899
4אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵāof your GodH0430
5ה֣וּאheH1931
6מַקְרִ֑יב.maq·rîḇ;offersH7126
7קָדֹשׁ֙qā·ḏōšHolyH6918
8יִֽהְיֶה־yih·yeh-He shall beH1961
9לָּ֔ךְlāḵ,to you
10כִּ֣יforH3588
11קָד֔וֹשׁqā·ḏō·wōš,[am] holyH6918
12אֲנִ֥י’ă·nîIH0589
13יְהוָ֖הYah·wehYahwehH3068
14מְקַדִּשְׁכֶֽם׃.mə·qad·diš·ḵem.who sanctify youH6942

Verse 9

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וּבַת֙ū·ḇaṯAnd the daughterH1323
1אִ֣ישׁ’îšof anyH0376
2כֹּהֵ֔ןkō·hên,priestH3548
3כִּ֥יifH3588
4תֵחֵ֖לṯê·ḥêlshe profanes herselfH2490
5לִזְנ֑וֹתliz·nō·wṯ;by playing the harlotH2181
6אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
7אָבִ֙יהָ֙’ā·ḇî·hāher fatherH0001
8הִ֣יאsheH1931
9מְחַלֶּ֔לֶתmə·ḥal·le·leṯ,profanesH2490
10בָּאֵ֖שׁbā·’êšwith fireH0784
11תִּשָּׂרֵֽף׃.tiś·śā·rêp̄.she shall be burnedH8313
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Verse 10

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְהַכֹּהֵן֩wə·hak·kō·hênAnd [He who is] priestH3548
1הַגָּד֨וֹלhag·gā·ḏō·wlthe highH1419
2מֵאֶחָ֜יוmê·’e·ḥāwamong his brothersH0251
3אֲ‍ֽשֶׁר־’ăšer-whoseH0834
4יוּצַ֥קyū·ṣaqwas pouredH3332
5עַל־‘al-onH5921
6רֹאשׁ֣וֹ ׀rō·šōwheadH7218
7שֶׁ֤מֶןše·menoilH8081
8הַמִּשְׁחָה֙ham·miš·ḥāhthe anointingH4888
9וּמִלֵּ֣אū·mil·lêand who is consecratedH4390
10אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
11יָד֔וֹyā·ḏōw,ableH3027
12לִלְבֹּ֖שׁlil·bōšto wearH3847
13אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
14הַבְּגָדִ֑יםhab·bə·ḡā·ḏîm;the garmentsH0899
15אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
16רֹאשׁוֹ֙rō·šōwhis headH7218
17לֹ֣אnotH3808
18יִפְרָ֔עyip̄·rā‘,shall uncoverH6544
19וּבְגָדָ֖יוū·ḇə·ḡā·ḏāwand his clothesH0899
20לֹ֥אnorH3808
21יִפְרֹֽם׃.yip̄·rōm.tearH6533

Verse 11

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְעַ֛לwə·‘alAnd nearH5921
1כָּל־kāl-anyH3605
2נַפְשֹׁ֥תnap̄·šōṯbodyH5315
3מֵ֖תmêṯdeadH4191
4לֹ֣אnorH3808
5יָבֹ֑אyā·ḇō;shall he goH0935
6לְאָבִ֥יוlə·’ā·ḇîwfor his fatherH0001
7וּלְאִמּ֖וֹū·lə·’im·mōwor his motherH0517
8לֹ֥אnorH3808
9יִטַּמָּֽא׃.yiṭ·ṭam·mā.defile himselfH2930

Verse 12

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וּמִן־ū·min-AndH4480
1הַמִּקְדָּשׁ֙ham·miq·dāšof the sanctuaryH4720
2לֹ֣אnorH3808
3יֵצֵ֔אyê·ṣê,shall he go outH3318
4וְלֹ֣אwə·lōnorH3808
5יְחַלֵּ֔לyə·ḥal·lêl,profaneH2490
6אֵ֖ת’êṯ-H0853
7מִקְדַּ֣שׁmiq·dašthe sanctuaryH4720
8אֱלֹהָ֑יו’ĕ·lō·hāw;of his GodH0430
9כִּ֡יforH3588
10נֵ֠זֶרnê·zerthe consecrationH5145
11שֶׁ֣מֶןše·menof the oilH8081
12מִשְׁחַ֧תmiš·ḥaṯof anointing [is]H4888
13אֱלֹהָ֛יו’ĕ·lō·hāwhis GodH0430
14עָלָ֖יו.‘ā·lāwupon himH5921
15אֲנִ֥י’ă·nîIH0589
16יְהוָֽה׃.Yah·weh.[am] YahwehH3068

Verse 13

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְה֕וּאwə·hūAnd heH1931
1אִשָּׁ֥ה’iš·šāha wifeH0802
2בִבְתוּלֶ֖יהָḇiḇ·ṯū·le·hāin her virginityH1331
3יִקָּֽח׃.yiq·qāḥ.shall takeH3947

Verse 14

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אַלְמָנָ֤ה’al·mā·nāhA widowH0490
1וּגְרוּשָׁה֙ū·ḡə·rū·šāhor a divorced womanH1644
2וַחֲלָלָ֣הwa·ḥă·lā·lāhor a defiled womanH2491
3זֹנָ֔הzō·nāh,[or] a harlotH2181
4אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
5אֵ֖לֶּה’êl·lehtheseH0428
6לֹ֣אnotH3808
7יִקָּ֑חyiq·qāḥ;he shall marryH3947
8כִּ֛י-H3588
9אִם־’im-butH0518
10בְּתוּלָ֥הbə·ṯū·lāha virginH1330
11מֵעַמָּ֖יוmê·‘am·māwof his own peopleH5971
12יִקַּ֥חyiq·qaḥhe shall takeH3947
13אִשָּֽׁה׃.’iš·šāh.as wifeH0802

Verse 15

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְלֹֽא־wə·lō-NorH3808
1יְחַלֵּ֥לyə·ḥal·lêlshall he profaneH2490
2זַרְע֖וֹzar·‘ōwhis posterityH2233
3בְּעַמָּ֑יוbə·‘am·māw;among his peopleH5971
4כִּ֛יforH3588
5אֲנִ֥י’ă·nîIH0589
6יְהוָ֖הYah·wehYahwehH3069
7מְקַדְּשֽׁוֹ׃.mə·qad·də·šōw.sanctify himH6942
8פ-

Verse 16

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיְדַבֵּ֥רway·ḏab·bêrAnd spokeH1696
1יְהוָ֖הYah·wehYahwehH3068
2אֶל־’el-toH0413
3מֹשֶׁ֥הmō·šehMosesH4872
4לֵּאמֹֽר׃lê·mōr.sayingH0559

Verse 17

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0דַּבֵּ֥רdab·bêrspeakH1696
1אֶֽל־’el-toH0413
2אַהֲרֹ֖ן’a·hă·rōnAaronH0175
3לֵאמֹ֑רlê·mōr;sayingH0559
4אִ֣ישׁ’îšA manH0376
5מִֽזַּרְעֲךָ֞miz·zar·‘ă·ḵāof your descendantsH2233
6לְדֹרֹתָ֗םlə·ḏō·rō·ṯām,in [succeeding] generationsH1755
7אֲשֶׁ֨ר’ă·šerwhoH0834
8יִהְיֶ֥הyih·yehhasH1961
9בוֹ֙ḇōwin him
10מ֔וּםmūm,[any] defectH3971
11לֹ֣אnotH3808
12יִקְרַ֔בyiq·raḇ,may approachH7126
13לְהַקְרִ֖יבlə·haq·rîḇto offerH7126
14לֶ֥חֶםle·ḥemthe breadH3899
15אֱלֹהָֽיו׃.’ĕ·lō·hāw.of his GodH0430

Verse 18

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0כִּ֥יForH3588
1כָל־ḵālanyH3605
2אִ֛ישׁ’îšmanH0376
3אֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer-whoH0834
4בּ֥וֹbōwin him
5מ֖וּםmūmhas a defectH3971
6לֹ֣אnotH3808
7יִקְרָ֑בyiq·rāḇ;shall approachH7126
8אִ֤ישׁ’îša manH0376
9עִוֵּר֙‘iw·wêrblindH5787
10א֣וֹ’ōworH0176
11פִסֵּ֔חַp̄is·sê·aḥ,lameH6455
12א֥וֹ’ōworH0176
13חָרֻ֖םḥā·rumdisfiguredH2763
14א֥וֹ’ōworH0176
15שָׂרֽוּעַ׃śā·rū·a‘.deformedH8311

Verse 19

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0א֣וֹ’ōworH0176
1אִ֔ישׁ’îš,a manH0376
2אֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer-whoH0834
3יִהְיֶ֥הyih·yehhasH1961
4ב֖וֹḇōwin him
5שֶׁ֣בֶרše·ḇera brokenH7667
6רָ֑גֶלrā·ḡel;a broken footH7272
7א֖וֹ’ōworH0176
8שֶׁ֥בֶרše·ḇerbrokenH7667
9יָֽד׃yāḏ.handH3027

Verse 20

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אֽוֹ־’ōw-orH0176
1גִבֵּ֣ןḡib·bênis a hunchbackH1384
2אוֹ־’ōw-orH0176
3דַ֔קḏaq,dwarfedH1851
4א֖וֹ’ōworH0176
5תְּבַלֻּ֣לtə·ḇal·lula man who has a defectH8400
6בְּעֵינ֑וֹbə·‘ê·nōw;in his eyeH5869
7א֤וֹ’ōworH0176
8גָרָב֙ḡā·rāḇeczemaH1618
9א֣וֹ’ōworH0176
10יַלֶּ֔פֶתyal·le·p̄eṯ,scabH3217
11א֖וֹ’ōworH0176
12מְר֥וֹחַmə·rō·w·aḥ-H4790
13אָֽשֶׁךְ׃.’ā·šeḵ.is a eunuchH0810

Verse 21

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0כָּל־kāl-AnyH3605
1אִ֞ישׁ’îšmanH0376
2אֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer-whoH0834
3בּ֣וֹbōwin him
4מ֗וּםmūm,has a defectH3971
5מִזֶּ֙רַע֙miz·ze·ra‘of the descendantsH2233
6אַהֲרֹ֣ן’a·hă·rōnof AaronH0175
7הַכֹּהֵ֔ןhak·kō·hên,the priestH3548
8לֹ֣אnotH3808
9יִגַּ֔שׁyig·gaš,shall come nearH5066
10לְהַקְרִ֖יבlə·haq·rîḇto offerH7126
11אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
12אִשֵּׁ֣י’iš·šêthe offerings made by fire toH0801
13יְהוָ֑הYah·weh;YahwehH3068
14מ֣וּםmūmhas a defectH3971
15בּ֔וֹbōw,He
16אֵ֚ת.’êṯ-H0853
17לֶ֣חֶםle·ḥemthe breadH3899
18אֱלֹהָ֔יו’ĕ·lō·hāw,of his GodH0430
19לֹ֥אnotH3808
20יִגַּ֖שׁyig·gašhe shall come nearH5066
21לְהַקְרִֽיב׃.lə·haq·rîḇ.to offerH7126

Verse 22

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0לֶ֣חֶםle·ḥemThe breadH3899
1אֱלֹהָ֔יו’ĕ·lō·hāw,of his GodH0430
2מִקָּדְשֵׁ֖יmiq·qā·ḏə·šê-H6944
3הַקֳּדָשִׁ֑יםhaq·qo·ḏā·šîm;[both] the most holyH6944
4וּמִן־ū·min-andH4480
5הַקֳּדָשִׁ֖יםhaq·qo·ḏā·šîmthe holyH6944
6יֹאכֵֽל׃.yō·ḵêl.He may eatH0398

Verse 23

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אַ֣ךְ’aḵOnlyH0389
1אֶל־’el-nearH0413
2הַפָּרֹ֜כֶתhap·pā·rō·ḵeṯthe veilH6532
3לֹ֣אnotH3808
4יָבֹ֗אyā·ḇō,he shall goH0935
5וְאֶל־wə·’el-andH0413
6הַמִּזְבֵּ֛חַham·miz·bê·aḥthe altarH4196
7לֹ֥אorH3808
8יִגַּ֖שׁyig·gašapproachH5066
9כִּֽי־kî-becauseH3588
10מ֣וּםmūmhas a defectH3971
11בּ֑וֹbōw;he
12וְלֹ֤אwə·lōand lestH3808
13יְחַלֵּל֙yə·ḥal·lêlhe profaneH2490
14אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
15מִקְדָּשַׁ֔י.miq·dā·šay,My sanctuariesH4720
16כִּ֛יForH3588
17אֲנִ֥י’ă·nîIH0589
18יְהוָ֖הYah·wehYahwehH3068
19מְקַדְּשָֽׁם׃.mə·qad·də·šām.sanctify themH6942

Verse 24

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיְדַבֵּ֣רway·ḏab·bêrAnd told [it]H1696
1מֹשֶׁ֔הmō·šeh,MosesH4872
2אֶֽל־’el-toH0413
3אַהֲרֹ֖ן’a·hă·rōnAaronH0175
4וְאֶל־wə·’el-andH0413
5בָּנָ֑יוbā·nāw;his sonsH1121
6וְאֶֽל־wə·’el-and toH0413
7כָּל־kāl-allH3605
8בְּנֵ֖יbə·nêthe sonsH1121
9יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃.yiś·rā·’êl.of IsraelH3478
10פ-

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