Leviticus 21:17

Say to Aaron: A man from your offspring, throughout their families, who has a blemish, shall not offer the bread to his God.

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In The King James Version

Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of thy seed in their generations that hath any blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God.

In Context

16And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

18Neither shall he approach to minister to him: if he is blind, if he is lame, if he is small, or large, or has a crooked nose,

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Cross References

Leviticus 3:16And the priest shall burn them upon the altar, as nourishment for the fire and as a most sweet odor. All the fat shall be for the Lord;

Leviticus 21:6They shall be holy to their God, and they shall not pollute his name. For they offer the incense of the Lord and the bread of their God, and because of this they shall be holy.

Leviticus 22:20If it has a blemish, you shall not offer it, and it shall not be acceptable.

Psalms 65:4Let all the earth adore you and sing psalms to you. May it sing a psalm to your name.

1 Timothy 3:2Therefore, it is necessary for a bishop to be beyond reproach, the husband of one wife, sober, prudent, gracious, chaste, hospitable, a teacher,

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 21:17-24

16 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 17 Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of thy seed in their generations that hath any blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God. 18 For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or any thing superfluous, 19 Or a man that is brokenfooted, or brokenhanded, 20 Or crookbackt, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or be scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken; 21… Read the whole commentary →

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