Leviticus 21:19
New International Version
no man with a crippled foot or hand,

New Living Translation
or has a broken foot or arm,

English Standard Version
or a man who has an injured foot or an injured hand,

Berean Standard Bible
no man who has a broken foot or hand,

King James Bible
Or a man that is brokenfooted, or brokenhanded,

New King James Version
a man who has a broken foot or broken hand,

New American Standard Bible
or someone who has a broken foot or broken hand,

NASB 1995
or a man who has a broken foot or broken hand,

NASB 1977
or a man who has a broken foot or broken hand,

Legacy Standard Bible
or a man who has a broken foot or broken hand,

Amplified Bible
or a man who has a broken foot or a broken hand,

Christian Standard Bible
no man who has a broken foot or hand,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
no man who has a broken foot or hand,

American Standard Version
or a man that is broken-footed, or broken-handed,

Contemporary English Version
if either a foot or a hand is paralyzed,

English Revised Version
or a man that is brokenfooted, or brokenhanded,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
or a crippled hand or foot,

Good News Translation
no one with a crippled hand or foot;

International Standard Version
or a person who has a fractured foot or hand,

Majority Standard Bible
no man who has a broken foot or hand,

NET Bible
or a man who has had a broken leg or arm,

New Heart English Bible
or a man who has an injured foot, or an injured hand,

Webster's Bible Translation
Or a man that is broken-footed, or broken-handed,

World English Bible
or a man who has an injured foot, or an injured hand,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
or a man in whom there is a breach in the foot, or a breach in the hand,

Young's Literal Translation
or a man in whom there is a breach in the foot, or a breach in the hand,

Smith's Literal Translation
Or a man to whom there shall be in him a broken foot or a broken hand,
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
If his foot, or if his hand be broken,

Catholic Public Domain Version
if his foot or hand is broken,

New American Bible
or a broken leg or arm,

New Revised Standard Version
or one who has a broken foot or a broken hand,
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Or a man who has a broken foot or broken hand

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Or a man who has a broken foot, or a broken hand,
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
or a man that is broken-footed, or broken-handed,

Brenton Septuagint Translation
a man who has a broken hand or a broken foot,

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Restrictions Against Those with Blemishes
18No man who has any defect may approach—no man who is blind, lame, disfigured, or deformed; 19 no man who has a broken foot or hand, 20or who is a hunchback or dwarf, or who has an eye defect, a festering rash, scabs, or a crushed testicle.…

Cross References
Deuteronomy 15:21
But if an animal has a defect, is lame or blind, or has any serious flaw, you must not sacrifice it to the LORD your God.

Malachi 1:8
When you offer blind animals for sacrifice, is it not wrong? And when you present the lame and sick ones, is it not wrong? Try offering them to your governor! Would he be pleased with you or show you favor?” asks the LORD of Hosts.

Malachi 1:13
You also say: ‘Oh, what a nuisance!’ And you turn up your nose at it,” says the LORD of Hosts. “You bring offerings that are stolen, lame, or sick! Should I accept these from your hands?” asks the LORD.

2 Samuel 5:8
On that day he said, “Whoever attacks the Jebusites must use the water shaft to reach the lame and blind who are despised by David.” That is why it is said, “The blind and the lame will never enter the palace.”

Isaiah 56:10
Israel’s watchmen are blind, they are all oblivious; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they are dreamers lying around, loving to slumber.

Leviticus 22:20-22
You must not present anything with a defect, because it will not be accepted on your behalf. / When a man presents a peace offering to the LORD from the herd or flock to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering, it must be without blemish or defect to be acceptable. / You are not to present to the LORD any animal that is blind, injured, or maimed, or anything with a running sore, a festering rash, or a scab; you must not put any of these on the altar as a food offering to the LORD.

Deuteronomy 17:1
You shall not sacrifice to the LORD your God an ox or a sheep with any defect or serious flaw, for that is detestable to the LORD your God.

2 Samuel 9:3
So the king asked, “Is there anyone left of the house of Saul to whom I can show the kindness of God?” Ziba answered, “There is still Jonathan’s son, who is lame in both feet.”

2 Samuel 9:13
So Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, because he always ate at the king’s table, and he was lame in both feet.

Matthew 15:30-31
Large crowds came to Him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and laid them at His feet, and He healed them. / The crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.

Matthew 21:14
The blind and the lame came to Him at the temple, and He healed them.

Luke 14:13
But when you host a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind,

Luke 14:21
The servant returned and reported all this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’

John 5:3
On these walkways lay a great number of the sick, the blind, the lame, and the paralyzed.

Acts 3:2
And a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those entering the temple courts.


Treasury of Scripture

Or a man that is broken footed, or broken handed,

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Leviticus 21
1. Of the priests' mourning
6. Of their holiness
7. Of their marriages
8. Of their estimation
9. Of the high priest's holiness
10. Of his marriage
13. The priests that have blemishes must not minister in the sanctuary














or one who has
This phrase introduces a condition or state of being that is relevant to the context of the Levitical priesthood. In Hebrew, the word used here is "אִישׁ" (ish), meaning "man" or "one." It emphasizes the individual nature of the condition being described. The use of "has" indicates possession or presence of a condition, which in this context, is a physical imperfection. This sets the stage for understanding the requirements for those serving in the priestly role, highlighting the importance of physical wholeness in the Old Testament priesthood.

a broken foot
The Hebrew word for "broken" is "שָׁבוּר" (shabur), which means fractured or shattered. The foot, "רֶגֶל" (regel), is symbolic of one's walk or way of life in biblical literature. A broken foot implies an inability to walk properly, which in the context of the priesthood, symbolizes a disruption in one's spiritual journey or service. The priests were required to be physically whole as a representation of spiritual wholeness and purity, reflecting the holiness of God whom they served.

or a broken hand
Similarly, "broken" here is again "שָׁבוּר" (shabur), and "hand" is "יָד" (yad) in Hebrew. The hand is often symbolic of action, power, and ability. A broken hand would imply an inability to perform tasks or duties effectively. In the priestly context, this would hinder the priest's ability to carry out the sacred rituals and offerings required in the temple service. The emphasis on physical perfection in the priesthood underscores the need for those who serve God to be without blemish, reflecting the perfection and holiness of God Himself.

(19) Brokenfooted, or brokenhanded.--That is, one with a badly cured fractured foot or hand, since in ancient days such accidents were scarcely ever properly cured. Owing to the imperfect knowledge of surgery, and to a want of skill in setting fractures, the evil effects of such accidents had to be endured by a considerable number of the members of the community.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
no man
אִ֔ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

who
אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

has
יִהְיֶ֥ה (yih·yeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

a broken
שֶׁ֣בֶר (še·ḇer)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7667: A breaking, fracture, crushing, breach, crash

foot
רָ֑גֶל (rā·ḡel)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 7272: A foot, a step, the pudenda

or
א֣וֹ (’ōw)
Conjunction
Strong's 176: Desire, if

hand,
יָֽד׃ (yāḏ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 3027: A hand


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