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19 or a man in whom is a broken foot or a broken hand, 20 or a hunchback or a dwarf, or a spot in his eye or a skin disorder or a skin eruption or a crushed testicle. 21 Any man from Aaron the priest’s offspring in whom is a physical defect shall not come near to present offerings made by fire to[a] Yahweh; a physical defect is in him; he shall not come near to present his God’s food.

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  1. Leviticus 21:21 Hebrew “of”

19 no man with a crippled foot or hand, 20 or who is a hunchback or a dwarf, or who has any eye defect, or who has festering or running sores or damaged testicles.(A) 21 No descendant of Aaron the priest who has any defect(B) is to come near to present the food offerings to the Lord.(C) He has a defect; he must not come near to offer the food of his God.(D)

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