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BROKENFOOTED

Law & Covenant • Old Testament
Brokenfooted describes a person with a broken or injured foot. Under the law, this condition was one of the physical blemishes that prevented a priest descended from Aaron from performing priestly service.
Biblical Usage
Leviticus 21:19 lists a broken foot among the conditions that prevented a man of priestly descent from performing the priestly office.