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Negative commandment 69 of 365

That a person with a physical blemish shall not enter the Sanctuary further than the altar

Maimonides

That a person with a physical blemish shall not enter the Sanctuary further than the altar, as it is said, “…. only he shall not go in unto the veil (nor come nigh unto the altar)” (Lev. 21:23).

Leviticus 21:23

KJV
Only he shall not go in unto the vail, nor come nigh unto the altar, because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my sanctuaries: for I the LORD do sanctify them.
ASV
only he shall not go in unto the veil, nor come nigh unto the altar, because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my sanctuaries: for I am Jehovah who sanctifieth them.
WEB
He shall not come near to the veil, nor come near to the altar, because he has a defect; that he may not profane my sanctuaries, for I am the LORD who sanctifies them.’”
JPS
Only he shall not go in unto the veil, nor come nigh unto the altar, because he hath a blemish; that he profane not My holy places; for I am the LORD who sanctify them.