Leviticus 21
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Leviticus 21:16-23

16And the LORDH3068 spokeH1696 to MosesH4872, sayingH559, 17SpeakH1696 to AaronH175, sayingH559, WhoeverH376 he may be of thy seedH2233 in their generationsH1755 that hath any blemishH3971, let him not approachH7126 to offerH7126 the breadH3899 of his GodH430.1 18For whatever manH376 he may be that hath a blemishH3971, he shall not approachH7126: a blindH5787 manH376, or a lameH6455, or he that hath a flat noseH2763, or any thing superfluousH8311, 19Or a manH376 that is brokenfootedH7667H7272, or brokenhandedH7667H3027, 20Or hunchbackedH1384, or a dwarfH1851, or that hath a blemishH8400 in his eyeH5869, or eczemaH1618, or scabsH3217, or hath his stonesH810 brokenH4790;2 21No manH376 of the seedH2233 of AaronH175 the priestH3548, that hath a blemishH3971, shall come nearH5066 to offerH7126 the offeringsH801 of the LORDH3068 made by fireH801: he hath a blemishH3971; he shall not come nearH5066 to offerH7126 the breadH3899 of his GodH430. 22He shall eatH398 the breadH3899 of his GodH430, both of the mostH6944 holyH6944, and of the holyH6944. 23Only he shall not go inH935 to the veilH6532, nor come nearH5066 to the altarH4196, because he hath a blemishH3971; that he may not profaneH2490 my sanctuariesH4720: for I the LORDH3068 sanctifiethH6942 them.

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  1. 1. Leviticus 21:17 bread: or, food ↩
  2. 2. Leviticus 21:20 a dwarf: or, too slender ↩

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Revised Webster's Bible — 1833 — Public Domain