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Leviticus 21:16-24

16And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

17Speakדַּבֵּ֥רda.BerH1696unto Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Whosoeverאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376he beof thy seedמִֽזַּרְעֲךָ֞mi.zar.'a.KhaH2233in their generationsלְדֹרֹתָ֗םle.do.ro.TamH1755that hath anyblemishמ֔וּםMumH3971,let him not approachיִקְרַ֔בyik.RavH7126to offerלְהַקְרִ֖יבle.hak.RivH7126the breadלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899of his Godאֱלֹהָֽיו׃'e.lo.HavH430.

18For whatsoever manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376he bethat hath a blemishמ֖וּםmumH3971,he shall not approachיִקְרָ֑בyik.RavH7126:a blindעִוֵּר֙'i.VerH5787manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376,or a lameפִסֵּ֔חַfi.Se.achH6455,or he that hath a flat noseחָרֻ֖םcha.RumH2763,or any thing superfluousשָׂרֽוּעַ׃sa.Ru.a'H8311,

19Or a manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376that is brokenfootedשֶׁ֣בֶר רָ֑גֶלShe.ver Ra.gelH7272 H7667,or brokenhandedשֶׁ֥בֶר יָֽד׃She.ver YadH3027 H7667,

20Or crookbacktגִבֵּ֣ןgi.BenH1384,or a dwarfדַ֔קDakH1851,or that hath a blemishתְּבַלֻּ֣לte.va.LulH8400in his eyeבְּעֵינ֑וֹbe.'ei.NoH5869,or be scurvyגָרָב֙ga.RavH1618,or scabbedיַלֶּ֔פֶתya.Le.fetH3217,or hath his stonesאָֽשֶׁךְ׃'A.shekhH810brokenמְר֥וֹחַme.Ro.achH4790;

21No manאִ֞ישׁ'ishH376that hath a blemishמ֗וּםMumH3971of the seedמִזֶּ֙רַע֙mi.Ze.ra'H2233of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֣ן'a.ha.RonH175the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548shall come nighיִגַּ֔שׁyi.GashH5066to offerלְהַקְרִ֖יבle.hak.RivH7126the offeringsH801of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068made by fireאִשֵּׁ֣י'i.SheiH801:he hath a blemishמ֣וּםmumH3971;he shall not come nighיִגַּ֖שׁyi.GashH5066to offerלְהַקְרִֽיב׃le.hak.RivH7126the breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899of his Godאֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavH430.

22He shall eatיֹאכֵֽל׃yo.KhelH398the breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899of his Godאֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavH430, bothof the mostמִקָּדְשֵׁ֖יmi.ka.de.SheiH6944holyהַקֳּדָשִׁ֑יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944,and of the holyהַקֳּדָשִׁ֖יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944.

23Only he shall not go inיָבֹ֗אya.Vo'H935unto the vailהַפָּרֹ֜כֶתha.pa.Ro.khetH6532,nor come nighיִגַּ֖שׁyi.GashH5066unto the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֛חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,because he hath a blemishמ֣וּםmumH3971;that he profaneיְחַלֵּל֙ye.cha.LelH2490not my sanctuariesמִקְדָּשַׁ֔יmik.da.ShaiH4720:for I Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068do sanctifyמְקַדְּשָֽׁם׃me.ka.de.ShamH6942them.

24And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872toldוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696itunto Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,and to his sonsבָּנָ֑יוba.NavH1121,and unto all the childrenבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

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