Leviticus 21 – read and compare multiple versions of the Bible

World English Bible

Leviticus 21 (WEBP)

[1] Yahweh 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,
[2] except for his relatives that are near to him: for his mother, for his father, for his son, for his daughter, for his brother,
[3] and for his virgin sister who is near to him, who has had no husband; for her he may defile himself.
[4] He shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
[5] “ ‘They shall not shave their heads or shave off the corners of their beards or make any cuttings in their flesh.
[6] They 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.
[7] “ ‘They shall not marry a woman who is a prostitute, or profane. A priest shall not marry a woman divorced from her husband; for he is holy to his God.
[8] Therefore you shall sanctify him, for he offers the bread of your God. He shall be holy to you, for I Yahweh, who sanctify you, am holy.
[9] “ ‘The daughter of any priest, if she profanes herself by playing the prostitute, she profanes her father. She shall be burned with fire.
[10] “ ‘He who is the high priest among his brothers, upon whose head the anointing oil is poured, and who is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not let the hair of his head hang loose, or tear his clothes.
[11] He must not go in to any dead body, or defile himself for his father or for his mother.
[12] He 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.
[13] “ ‘He shall take a wife in her virginity.
[14] He shall not marry a widow, or one divorced, or a woman who has been defiled, or a prostitute. He shall take a virgin of his own people as a wife.
[15] He shall not profane his offspring among his people, for I am Yahweh who sanctifies him.’ ”
[16] Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
[17] “Say to Aaron, ‘None of your offspring throughout their generations who has a defect may approach to offer the bread of his God.
[18] For 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,
[19] or a man who has an injured foot, or an injured hand,
[20] or hunchbacked, or a dwarf, or one who has a defect in his eye, or an itching disease, or scabs, or who has damaged testicles.
[21] No 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.
[22] He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.
[23] He 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.’ ”
[24] So Moses spoke to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Leviticus 21 (KJVS)

[1] And 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 :
[2] But 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 ,
[3] And for his sister a virgin , that is nigh unto him, which hath had no husband ; for her may he be defiled ().
[4] [But] he shall not defile () himself, [being] a chief man among his people , to profane () himself.
[5] They shall not make () baldness upon their head , neither shall they shave off () the corner of their beard , nor make () any cuttings in their flesh .
[6] They 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 .
[7] They 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 .
[8] Thou 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 .
[9] And the daughter of any priest , if she profane () herself by playing the whore (), she profaneth () her father : she shall be burnt () with fire .
[10] And [he that is] the high priest among his brethren , upon whose head the anointing oil was poured (), and that is consecrated () to put () on the garments , shall not uncover () his head , nor rend () his clothes ;
[11] Neither shall he go in () to any dead () body , nor defile () himself for his father , or for his mother ;
[12] Neither 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 .
[13] And he shall take () a wife in her virginity .
[14] A 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 .
[15] Neither shall he profane () his seed among his people : for I the LORD do sanctify () him.
[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] No 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 .
[22] He shall eat () the bread of his God , [both] of the most holy , and of the holy .
[23] Only 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.
[24] And Moses told () [it] unto Aaron , and to his sons , and unto all the children of Israel .

Young’s Literal Translation

Leviticus 21 (YLT)

[1] And 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,
[2] except 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.
[3] and for his sister, the virgin, who is near unto him, who hath not been to a man; for her he is defiled.
[4] ‘A master priest doth not defile himself among his people-to pollute himself;
[5] they 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;
[6] they 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.
[7] ‘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;
[8] and 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.
[9] ‘And a daughter of any priest when she polluteth herself by going a-whoring-her father she is polluting; with fire she is burnt.
[10] ‘And the high priest of his brethren, on whose head is poured the anointing oil, and hath consecrated his hand to put on the garments, his head doth not uncover, nor rend his garments,
[11] nor beside any dead person doth he come; for his father and for his mother he doth not defile himself;
[12] nor 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.
[13] ‘And he taketh a wife in her virginity;
[14] widow, 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,
[15] and he doth not pollute his seed among his people; for I am Jehovah, sanctifying him.’
[16] And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,
[17] ‘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,
[18] for no man in whom is blemish doth draw near-a man blind, or lame or dwarfed, or enlarged,
[19] or a man in whom there is a breach in the foot, or a breach in the hand,
[20] or hump-backed, or a dwarf, or with a mixture in his eye, or a scurvy person, or scabbed, or broken-testicled.
[21] ‘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.
[22] ‘Bread of his God-of the most holy things, and of the holy things-he doth eat;
[23] only, 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.’
[24] And Moses speaketh unto Aaron, and unto his sons, and unto all the sons of Israel.