A moment in scripture
Leviticus 21:23
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Only he shall not go in unto the vail, nor come nigh unto the altar, because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my sanctuaries: for I the Lord do sanctify them.
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The surrounding passage
- Leviticus 21:21
No man that hath a blemish of the seed of Aaron the priest shall come nigh to offer the offerings of the Lord made by fire: he hath a blemish; he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God.
- Leviticus 21:22
He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.
- Leviticus 21:24
And Moses told it unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.