Leviticus 21:24

And Moses spake [these things] unto Aaron, and unto his sons,—and unto all the sons of Israel.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And Moses told it unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel.

In Context

23Only, unto the veil, shall he not come in and unto the altar, shall he not approach—because, a blemish, is in him, so shall he not profane my sanctuaries, For, I—Yahweh, am hallowing them.

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Cross References

Malachi 2:1Now, therefore, for you, is this charge, O ye priests:—

1 Timothy 1:18This charge, I commit unto thee, child Timothy, According to the prophecies, running before on thee, in order that thou mightest war, with them, the noble warfare.

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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