Verse 23
Leviticus 21:23
Literal Standard Version
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only, he does not come toward the veil, and he does not draw near to the altar; for blemish is in him; and he does not defile My sanctuaries; for I am YHWH, sanctifying them.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
אַ֣ךְ אֶל הַ/פָּרֹ֜כֶת לֹ֣א יָבֹ֗א וְ/אֶל הַ/מִּזְבֵּ֛חַ לֹ֥א יִגַּ֖שׁ כִּֽי מ֣וּם בּ֑/וֹ וְ/לֹ֤א יְחַלֵּל֙ אֶת מִקְדָּשַׁ֔/י כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה מְקַדְּשָֽׁ/ם
English Translation
But to the veil he shall not enter, and to the altar he shall not approach, for there is a blemish in him, and he shall not profane my sanctuary, for I am the Lord who sanctifies them.
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Chapter 21 Context
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And YHWH says to Moses, “Speak to the priests, sons of Aaron, and you have said to them: No one defi...
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except for his relation who is near to him: for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and...
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and for his sister, the virgin, who is near to him, who has not been to a man; he is defiled for her...
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A master priest does not defile himself among his people—to defile himself;
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they do not make baldness on their head, and they do not shave the corner of their beard, and they d...
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they are holy to their God (Elohim), and they do not defile the Name of their God (Elohim), for the...
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They do not take a woman of harlotry, or defiled, and they do not take a woman cast out from her hus...
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and you have sanctified him, for he is bringing the bread of your God (Elohim) near. He is holy to y...
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And when a daughter of any priest defiles herself by going whoring—she is defiling her father; she i...
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And the high priest of his brothers, on whose head the anointing oil is poured, and who has consecra...
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nor does he come beside any dead person; he does not defile himself for his father and for his mothe...
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nor does he go out from the sanctuary, nor does he defile the sanctuary of his God (Elohim), for the...
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And he takes a wife in her virginity;
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a widow, or cast out, or defiled, or a harlot—these he does not take, but he takes a virgin of his o...
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and he does not defile his seed among his people; for I am YHWH, sanctifying him.”
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And YHWH speaks to Moses, saying,
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“Speak to Aaron, saying, No man of your seed throughout their generations in whom there is blemish d...
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for no man in whom is a blemish draws near: a man blind, or lame, or disfigured, or deformed,
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or a man in whom there is a breach in the foot, or a breach in the hand,
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or hunchbacked, or a dwarf, or with a defect in his eye, or with an itch, or with a scab, or with a...
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No man in whom is blemish (of the seed of Aaron the priest) comes near to bring the fire-offerings o...
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Bread of his God (Elohim)—from the most holy things and from the holy things—he eats;
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only, he does not come toward the veil, and he does not draw near to the altar; for blemish is in hi...
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And Moses speaks to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the sons of Israel.
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