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Leviticus 21:23
“He shall not come near to the veil, nor come near to the altar, because he has a blemish; that he may not profane my sanctuaries, for I am Yahweh who sanctifies them.”
Verse in context — Leviticus 21
21
no man of the seed of Aaron the priest who has a blemish, shall come near to offer the offerings of Yahweh made by fire. Since he has a blemish, he shall not come near to offer the bread of his God.
22
He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.
23
He shall not come near to the veil, nor come near to the altar, because he has a blemish; that he may not profane my sanctuaries, for I am Yahweh who sanctifies them.
24
So Moses spoke to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel.
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