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Leviticus 21:20

Or crookbackt, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or be scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken;

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אֽוֹvoalsoאוֹconjunction — “also”H176desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also ifalso, and, either, if, at the least, [idiom] nor, or, otherwise, then, whether.גִבֵּ֣ןgibencrookbacktגִּבֵּןadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “crookbackt”, the ordinary formH1384hunch-backedcrookbackt.אוֹvoalsoאוֹconjunction — “also”H176desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also ifalso, and, either, if, at the least, [idiom] nor, or, otherwise, then, whether.דַ֔קdaqsmallדַּקadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “small”, the ordinary formH1851crushed, i.e. (by implication) small or thindwarf, lean(-fleshed), very little thing, small, thin.א֖וֹvoalsoאוֹconjunction — “also”H176desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also ifalso, and, either, if, at the least, [idiom] nor, or, otherwise, then, whether.תְּבַלֻּ֣לtevalulblemishתְּבַּלֻּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “blemish”, the ordinary formH8400a cataract (in the eye)blemish.בְּעֵינ֑וֹbeeynvoin eye , , -sightעַיִןpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…א֤וֹvoalsoאוֹconjunction — “also”H176desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also ifalso, and, either, if, at the least, [idiom] nor, or, otherwise, then, whether.גָרָב֙garavscabגָּרָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “scab”, the ordinary formH1618scurf (from itching)scab, scurvy.א֣וֹvoalsoאוֹconjunction — “also”H176desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also ifalso, and, either, if, at the least, [idiom] nor, or, otherwise, then, whether.יַלֶּ֔פֶתyalefetscabbedיַלֶּפֶתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “scabbed”, the ordinary formH3217scurf or tetterscabbed.א֖וֹvoalsoאוֹconjunction — “also”H176desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also ifalso, and, either, if, at the least, [idiom] nor, or, otherwise, then, whether.מְר֥וֹחַmerochabrokenמְרוֹחַadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, construct — “broken”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4790bruised, i.e. emasculatedbroken.אָֽשֶׁךְashekhstoneאֶשֶׁךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “stone”, the ordinary formH810a testicle (as a lump)stone.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

or crook-backed, or a dwarf, or that hath his eye overspread, or is scabbed, or scurvy, or hath his stones crushed;

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American Standard Version (1901)

or crook-backed, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or is scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken;

Young’s Literal Translation

or hump-backed, or a dwarf, or with a mixture in his eye, or a scurvy person, or scabbed, or broken-testicled.

World English Bible

or hunchbacked, or a dwarf, or one who has a defect in his eye, or an itching disease, or scabs, or who has damaged testicles.

Darby Translation

or hump-backed, or withered, or that hath a spot in his eye, or hath the itch, or scabs, or his testicles broken.

Douay-Rheims

If he be crookbacked, or blear eyed, or have a pearl in his eye, or a continual scab, or a dry scurf in his body, or a rupture:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

or crook-backed, or a dwarf, or that hath his eye overspread, or is scabbed, or scurvy, or hath his stones crushed;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

or hump-backed, or blear-eyed, or that has lost his eye-lashes, or a man who has a malignant ulcer, or tetter, or one that has lost a testicle.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἢ κυρτὸς, ἢ ἔφηλος, ἢ πτίλλος τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς, ἢ ἄνθρωπος ᾧ ἂν ᾖ ἐν αὐτῷ ψώρα ἀγρία, ἢ λειχὴν, ἢ μονόρχις.