Leviticus 21:18

“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,”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations

For whatsoeuer man hee be that hath a blemish, he shall not approche: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or any thing superfluous,
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

'For no one who has a defect shall approach: a blind man, or a lame man, or he who has a disfigured {face,} or any deformed {limb,}
- New American Standard Version (1995)

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 anything superfluous,
- American Standard Version (1901)

For any man whose body is damaged may not come near: one who is blind, or has not the use of his legs, or one who has a broken nose or any unnatural growth,
- Basic English Bible

for whatever man hath a defect, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or one limb longer than the other,
- Darby Bible

For whatever man he may 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,
- Webster's Bible

For whatever man he is that has a blemish, he shall not draw near: a blind man, or a lame, or he who has a flat nose, or any deformity,
- World English Bible

for no man in whom [is] blemish doth draw near -- a man blind, or lame or dwarfed, or enlarged,
- Youngs Literal Bible

For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath any thing maimed, or anything too long,
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Bible commentary

Wesley's Notes for Leviticus 21:18


21:18 A flat nose - Most restrain this word to the nose, and to some great deformity relating to it. But according to others, it signifies more generally, a person that wants some member or members, because the next word, to which it is opposed, signifies one that hath more members than he should.


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