His watchmen are all blind. They are all ignorant. They are mute dogs without the ability to bark, seeing empty things, sleeping and loving dreams.
Leviticus 21:18 - 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, 更多版本King 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; 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; English Standard Version 2016 For no one who has a blemish shall draw near, a man blind or lame, or one who has a mutilated face or a limb too long, |
His watchmen are all blind. They are all ignorant. They are mute dogs without the ability to bark, seeing empty things, sleeping and loving dreams.
How blind you are! For which is greater: the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift?
And it is necessary for him also to have good testimony from those who are outside, so that he may not fall into disrepute and the snare of the devil.
For there are, indeed, many who are disobedient, who speak empty words, and who deceive, especially those who are of the circumcision.
And a bishop, as a steward of God, must be without offense: not arrogant, not short-tempered, not a drunkard, not violent, not desiring tainted profit,