But the rest of the grain offering will belong to Aaron and his sons; it is the holiest part of the food offerings to the Lord.
Leviticus 21:21 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised No descendant of the priest Aaron who has a defect is to come near to present the food offerings to the Lord. He has a defect and is not to come near to present the food of his God. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 no man that hath a blemish of the seed of Aaron the priest shall come nigh to offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire: he hath a blemish; he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition No man of the offspring of Aaron the priest who has a blemish and is disfigured or deformed shall come near [the altar] to offer the offerings of the Lord made by fire. He has a blemish; he shall not come near to offer the bread of his God. American Standard Version (1901) no man of the seed of Aaron the priest, that hath a blemish, shall come nigh to offer the offerings of Jehovah made by fire: he hath a blemish; he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God. Common English Bible No descendant of Aaron the priest who has an imperfection will be allowed to offer the LORD’s food gifts; since he has an imperfection, he will not be allowed to offer his God’s food. Catholic Public Domain Version Anyone from the offspring of Aaron, the priest, who has a blemish, shall not approach to offer sacrifices to the Lord, nor the bread to his God. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Whosoever of the seed of Aaron the priest hath a blemish; he shall not approach to offer sacrifices to the Lord, nor bread to his God. |
But the rest of the grain offering will belong to Aaron and his sons; it is the holiest part of the food offerings to the Lord.
‘Tell Aaron: None of your descendants throughout your generations who has a physical defect is to come near to present the food of his God.
They are to be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God. For they present the food offerings to the Lord, the food of their God, and they must be holy.
You are to consider him holy since he presents the food of your God. He will be holy to you because I, the Lord who sets you apart, am holy.