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 cannot marry a widow, a divorced woman, or a woman defiled by promiscuity. He can only marry a virgin from his own people

15 so that he doesn't make his children impure among his people, because I am the LORD, who makes him holy.

16 The LORD said to Moses,

17 Say to Aaron: None of your future descendants who have some kind of imperfection are allowed to offer their God's food.

18 No one who has an imperfection will be allowed to make an offering: this includes anyone who is blind, crippled, disfigured, or deformed;