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Leviticus 21:23 KJV
Leviticus · chapter 21 · verse 23 · King James Version
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.Leviticus 21:23 · King James Version
Leviticus 21:23 in context
21No 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.
22He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.
23Only 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.
24And Moses told it unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel.
Key words (Strong's)
- sanctuariesmiqdâsha consecrated thing or place, especially, a palace, sanctuary or asylumH4720 →
- blemishmʼûwmto stainH3971 →
- profanechâlalproperly, to boreH2490 →
- altarmizbêachan altarH4196 →
- vailpôreketha separatrixH6532 →
- nighnâgashto be or come nearH5066 →
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