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Commentary for Leviticus 21:20

אֽוֹ־גִבֵּ֣ן אוֹ־דַ֔ק א֖וֹ תְּבַלֻּ֣ל בְּעֵינ֑וֹ א֤וֹ גָרָב֙ א֣וֹ יַלֶּ֔פֶת א֖וֹ מְר֥וֹחַ אָֽשֶׁךְ׃

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

Rashi on Leviticus

או גבן — sourcils in O. F. — is one whose eye-brows have their hair long so that they lie over his eyes (Bekhorot 43b)
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Sforno on Leviticus

או גבן, (eyebrow) an example of blemishes caused by the body being deficient in some of its essential moisture.
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Rashbam on Leviticus

מרוח אשך, whose testicles have been crushed.
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