Leviticus 21 Updates

Leviticus 21:1

KJV: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 :

KJVu: 1 The LORD said to Moses, "Speak to the priests , the sons of Aaron, and say to them, 'No one shall defile himself for the dead among his people ,

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Leviticus 21:2

KJV: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,

KJVu: 2 except for his relatives, that are near to him, those are: his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, and his brother,

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Notes: "Kin" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H7607 with a Strong’s definition of "in HP = flesh- (= blood-) relation (i.e. one near of kin)." e.g. a blood relative.


Leviticus 21:3

KJV:3 And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no husband; for her may he be defiled.

KJVu: 3 And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no husband; for her may he be defiled.

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Leviticus 21:3

KJV:3 And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no husband; for her may he be defiled.

KJVu: 3 or his virgin sister, that is near to him, who has had no husband; for her he may defile himself.

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Notes: "Nigh" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H7138 with a Strong’s definition of "near."

Info: "…​he may defile himself." highlighted in the KJVu verse above matches the Tyndale Bible of 1526 use of "he maye defile him selfe." and is similar to the Coverdale Bible of 1535 use of "maie he defyle himself."


Leviticus 21:4

KJV:4 But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.

KJVu: 4 Otherwise he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.

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Leviticus 21:5

KJV: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.

KJVu: 5 They shall not make bald areas on their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.

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Leviticus 21:6

KJV: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.

KJVu: 6 They shall be holy to their God, and not profane the name of their God ; for they offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and the bread of their God ; therefore they shall be holy.

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Leviticus 21:7

KJV: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.

KJVu: 7 They shall not take a wife that is a whore, or profane; neither shall they take a divorced woman from her husband ; for he is holy to his God.

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Notes: "Put Away" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H1644 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "cast up out, divorced woman, drive away forth, out, expel, trouble, thrust out -|- A primitive root; to drive out from a possession; especially to expatriate or divorce — cast up (out), divorced (woman), drive away (forth, out), expel, X surely put away, trouble, thrust out."


Leviticus 21:8

KJV: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.

KJVu: 8 You shall sanctify him, for he offers the bread of your God ; he shall be holy to you; for I the LORD, who sanctify YOU, am holy.

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