Leviticus 21:20

New International Reader's Version

No man whose back is bent can come. No man who is too short can come. No man who has anything wrong with his eyes can come. No man who has boils or running sores can come. No man whose sex glands are crushed can come.

Cross References

Isaiah 56:3

Suppose an outsider wants to follow the Lord. Then that person shouldn’t say, “The Lord won’t accept me as one of his people.” And a eunuch shouldn’t say, “I’m like a dry tree that doesn’t bear any fruit.”

Leviticus 21:19

No man whose foot or hand is disabled can come.

Leviticus 22:22

Do not offer a blind animal to the Lord. Do not bring a hurt or wounded animal. And do not offer one that has warts or boils or running sores. Do not place any of them on the altar as a food offering presented to the Lord.

Leviticus 22:24

You must not offer the Lord a male animal whose sex glands have been hurt. The glands also must not be crushed, torn or cut. You must not offer that kind of animal in your own land.

Deuteronomy 23:1

No man whose sex organs have been crushed or cut can join in worship with the Lord’s people.

Deuteronomy 23:2

No one born to an unmarried woman can join in worship with the Lord’s people. That also applies to the person’s children for all time to come.