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Leviticus 21:17
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15 Nor shall he profane his posterity among his people, for I the Lord sanctify him.’ ”
16 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
17 “Speak to Aaron, saying: ‘No man of your descendants in succeeding generations, who has any defect, may approach to offer the bread of his God.
18 For any man who has a adefect shall not approach: a man blind or lame, who has a marred face or any limb btoo long,  
19 a man who has a broken foot or broken hand,
20 or is a hunchback or a dwarf, or a man who has a defect in his eye, or eczema or scab, or is a eunuch.
21 No man of the descendants of Aaron the priest, who has a defect, shall come near to offer the offerings made by fire to the Lord. He has a defect; he shall not come near to offer the bread of his God.
22 He may eat the bread of his God, both the most holy and the holy;
23 only he shall not go near the aveil or approach the altar, because he has a defect, lest bhe profane My sanctuaries; for I the Lord sanctify them.’ ”  
Verse Comparison: Leviticus 21:17

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American Standard Version
Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of thy seed throughout their generations that hath a blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God.

Amplified® Bible
Say to Aaron, Any one of your sons in their successive generations who has any blemish, let him not come near to offer the bread of his God.

Contemporary English Version
to say to Aaron: No descendant of yours can ever serve as my priest if he is blind or lame, if his face is disfigured, if one leg is shorter than the other,

Darby English Version
Speak unto Aaron, saying, Any of thy seed throughout their generations that hath any defect, shall not approach to present the bread of his God;

Good News Bible
to tell Aaron, "None of your descendants who has any physical defects may present the food offering to me. This applies for all time to come.

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.

New American Standard Bible
"Speak to Aaron, saying, `No man of your offspring throughout their generations who has a defect shall approach to offer the food of his God.

New International Version
"Say to Aaron: 'For the generations to come none of your descendants who has a defect may come near to offer the food of his God.

New King James Version
“Speak to Aaron, saying: ‘No man of your descendants in succeeding generations, who has any defect, may approach to offer the bread of his God.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Speak to Aaron, saying, 'No man of your offspring throughout their generations who has a defect shall approach to offer the food of his God.

Revised Standard Version
"Say to Aaron, None of your descendants throughout their generations who has a blemish may approach to offer the bread of his God.

Young's Literal Translation
`Speak unto Aaron, saying, No man of thy seed to their generations in whom there is blemish doth draw near to bring near the bread of his God,


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