The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
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Leviticus 21:16 in context
Leviticus 21:13–19
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“‘He shall take a wife in her virginity.
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He shall not marry a widow, or one divorced, or a woman who has been defiled, or a prostitute. He shall take a virgin of his own people as a wife.
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He shall not profane his offspring among his people, for I am the LORD who sanctifies him.’”
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The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
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“Say to Aaron, ‘None of your offspring throughout their generations who has a defect may approach to offer the bread of his God.
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For whatever man he is that has a defect, he shall not draw near: a blind man, or a lame, or he who has a flat nose, or any deformity,
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or a man who has an injured foot, or an injured hand,
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