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Negative commandment 70 of 365

That a person with a physical blemish shall not serve (in the Sanctuary)

Maimonides

That a person with a physical blemish shall not serve (in the Sanctuary), as it is said, “Whoever that hath any blemish, shall not approach (to offer the bread of his God)” (Lev. 21:17).

Leviticus 21:17

KJV
Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of thy seed in their generations that hath any blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God.
ASV
Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of thy seed throughout their generations that hath a blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God.
WEB
“Say to Aaron, ‘None of your offspring throughout their generations who has a defect may approach to offer the bread of his God.
JPS
Speak unto Aaron, saying: Whosoever he be of thy seed throughout their generations that hath a blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God.