Leviticus 21:16

16 The Lord said to Moses,

Leviticus 21:16 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 21:16

And the Lord spake unto Moses
After he had spoken to him of the holiness of the priests, that they should not defile themselves, neither with the dead nor with impure marriages, he proceeded to add some things concerning blemishes in their bodies, which rendered them unfit for the service:

saying;
as follows.

Leviticus 21:16 In-Context

14 He must not marry a widow, a divorced woman, or a prostitute. He must marry a virgin from his own people

15 so the people will respect his children as his own. I am the Lord. I have set the high priest apart for his special job.'"

16 The Lord said to Moses,

17 "Tell Aaron: 'If any of your descendants have something wrong with them, they must never come near to offer the special food of their God.

18 Anyone who has something wrong with him must not come near: blind men, crippled men, men with damaged faces, deformed men,