¹⁷ “Say to Aaron: ‘For the generations to come none of your descendants who has a defect^(A) may come near to offer the food of his God.^(B)

²¹ No descendant of Aaron the priest who has any defect^(A) is to come near to present the food offerings to the Lord.^(B) He has a defect; he must not come near to offer the food of his God.^(C)

²³ yet because of his defect,^(A) he must not go near the curtain or approach the altar, and so desecrate my sanctuary.^(B) I am the Lord, who makes them holy.^(C)’”