Israel’s sentinels are blind; they are all without knowledge; they are all silent dogs that cannot bark, dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber.
Leviticus 21:18 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Indeed, no one who has a blemish shall draw near, one who is blind or lame, or one who is mutilated or deformed, More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For no man who has a blemish shall approach [God's altar to serve as priest], a man blind or lame, or he who has a disfigured face or a limb too long, American Standard Version (1901) 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, Common English Bible No one who has an imperfection will be allowed to make an offering: this includes anyone who is blind, crippled, disfigured, or deformed; Catholic Public Domain Version Neither shall he approach to minister to him: if he is blind, if he is lame, if he is small, or large, or has a crooked nose, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Neither shall he approach to minister to him: If he be blind; if he be lame; if he have a little, or a great, or a crooked nose; |
Israel’s sentinels are blind; they are all without knowledge; they are all silent dogs that cannot bark, dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber.
How blind you are! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred?
Moreover, he must be well thought of by outsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace and the snare of the devil.
There are also many rebellious people, idle talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision;
For a bishop, as God’s steward, must be blameless; he must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or addicted to wine or violent or greedy for gain,