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13 The woman he marries must be a virgin. 14 He is not to marry a widow, a divorced woman, or one defiled by prostitution. He is to marry a virgin from his own people, 15 so that he does not defile his offspring among his people, for I am the LORD {YHWH} who sanctifies him.” 16 Then the LORD {YHWH} said to Moses (drawn out), 17 “Say to Aaron (light bringer), ‘For the generations to come, none of your descendants who has a physical defect may approach to offer the food of his God {Elohaw}. 18 No man who has any defect may approach—no man who is blind, lame, disfigured, or deformed; 19 no man who has a broken foot or hand, 20 or who is a hunchback or dwarf, or who has an eye defect, a festering rash, scabs, or a crushed testicle. 21 No descendant of Aaron (light bringer) the priest who has a defect shall approach to present the food offerings to the LORD {YHWH}. Since he has a defect, he is not to come near to offer the food of his God {Elohaw}. 22 He may eat the most holy food of his God {Elohaw} as well as the holy food, 23 but because he has a defect, he must not go near the veil or approach the altar, so as not to desecrate My sanctuaries. For I am the LORD {YHWH} who sanctifies them.’” 24 Moses (drawn out) told this to Aaron (light bringer) and his sons and to all the Israelites (God prevails). Leviticus 21:13-24, Berean Annotated Bible. Public domain.
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