What Does Leviticus 21:17 Mean?

“Speak”

perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue

near, with or among; often in general, to

“unto Aaron”

aharon, the brother of moses

“saying”

to say (used with great latitude)

“Whosoever”

a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

“he be of thy seed”

seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity

“in their generations”

properly, a revolution of time, i.e., an age or generation; also a dwelling

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)

“that hath any blemish”

a blemish (physically or morally)

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

“let him not approach”

to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose

“let him not approach”

to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose

“the bread”

food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)

“of his God”

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of