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Leviticus 21:20-24 Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version (ETR)

20. men with bent backs, men who are dwarfs, men who are cross-eyed, men with rashes or bad skin diseases, and men with crushed testicles.

21. “If one of Aaron’s descendants has something wrong with him, he cannot approach the altar to bring gifts to the Lord. And he cannot carry the special bread to God.

22. He is from the family of priests, so he can eat the holy bread. He can also eat the very holy bread.

23. But he cannot go through the curtain into the Most Holy Place and he cannot go near the altar. This is because he has something wrong with him. He must not make my holy places unholy. I am the Lord, and I make these places holy.”

24. So Moses told these things to Aaron, Aaron’s sons, and all the Israelites.

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