Leviticus 21:23

KJV1611 – Modern English

Only he shall not go beyond the veil, nor come near the altar, because he has a blemish; that he does not profane my sanctuaries: for I the LORD do sanctify them.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    but he must not enter behind the curtain or come near the altar because he has a defect. He must not profane My sanctuary, for I am the LORD who makes them holy.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Only he shall not go in unto the vail, nor come nigh unto the altar, because he hath a bmish; that he profane not my sanctuaries: for I the LORD do sanctify them.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    only he shall not go in{H935} unto the veil,{H6532} nor come nigh{H5066} unto the altar,{H4196} because he hath a blemish;{H3971} that he profane{H2490} not my sanctuaries:{H4720} for I am Jehovah{H3068} who sanctifieth{H6942} them.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Only he shall not go in{H935}{(H8799)} unto the vail{H6532}, nor come nigh{H5066}{(H8799)} unto the altar{H4196}, because he hath a blemish{H3971}; that he profane{H2490}{(H8762)} not my sanctuaries{H4720}: for I the LORD{H3068} do sanctify{H6942}{(H8764)} them.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    but shall not goo in vnto the vayle nor come nye the alter, because he is deformed that he polute not my sanctuary for I am the Lorde that sanctifye them.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    but he shal not go into ye vayle, ner come nye the altare (for so moch as he hath a blemysh vpo him) yt he vnhalowe not my Sactuary. For I am ye LORDE yt sanctifieth the.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    But he shall not goe in vnto the vaile, nor come neere the altar, because hee hath a blemish, least he pollute my Sanctuaries: for I am the Lord that sanctifie them.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Only let him not go in vnto ye vayle, nor come nye the aulter, because he is deformed, that he pollute not my sanctuarie: for I am the Lorde that sanctifie them.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    He shall not come near to the veil, nor come near to the altar, because he has a blemish; that he may not profane my sanctuaries, for I am Yahweh who sanctifies them.'"

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    only, unto the vail he doth not enter, and unto the altar he doth not draw nigh; for blemish `is' in him; and he doth not pollute My sanctuaries; for I `am' Jehovah, sanctifying them.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    But he may not go inside the veil or come near the altar, because he is damaged; and he may not make my holy places common; for I the Lord have made them holy.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    He shall not come near to the veil, nor come near to the altar, because he has a blemish; that he may not profane my sanctuaries, for I am Yahweh who sanctifies them.'"

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    but he must not go near the special curtain or step forward to the altar because he has a physical flaw. Thus he must not profane my holy places, for I am the LORD who sanctifies them.’”

Referenced Verses

  • Lev 21:12 : 12 Neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am the LORD.
  • Ezek 44:9-9 : 9 Thus says the Lord GOD; No stranger, uncircumcised in heart, nor uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter my sanctuary, any stranger who is among the children of Israel. 10 And the Levites who went far away from me, when Israel went astray, who went astray away from me after their idols; they shall bear their iniquity. 11 Yet they shall be ministers in my sanctuary, having charge at the gates of the house, and ministering to the house: they shall slay the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before them to minister to them. 12 Because they ministered to them before their idols, and caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquity; therefore I have lifted up my hand against them, says the Lord GOD, and they shall bear their iniquity. 13 And they shall not come near to me, to perform the office of a priest to me, nor to come near to any of my holy things, in the most holy place; but they shall bear their shame, and their abominations which they have committed. 14 But I will make them keepers of the charge of the house, for all its service, and for all that shall be done therein.
  • Exod 30:6-8 : 6 And you shall put it before the veil that is by the ark of the testimony, before the mercy seat that is over the testimony, where I will meet with you. 7 And Aaron shall burn on it sweet incense every morning: when he prepares the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it. 8 And when Aaron lights the lamps at evening, he shall burn incense upon it, a perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations.
  • Exod 40:26-27 : 26 And he put the golden altar in the tent of the congregation before the veil: 27 And he burned sweet incense upon it, as the LORD commanded Moses.
  • Lev 15:31 : 31 Thus shall you separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness; that they do not die in their uncleanness, when they defile my tabernacle that is among them.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Lev 21:20-22
    3 verses
    83%

    20 Or hunchbacked, or a dwarf, or who has a blemish in his eye, or is scabby, or scabbed, or has broken testicles.

    21 No man who has a blemish of the descendants of Aaron the priest shall come near 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.

    22 He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.

  • Lev 21:15-18
    4 verses
    81%

    15 Neither shall he profane his descendants among his people: for I the LORD do sanctify him.

    16 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

    17 Speak to Aaron, saying, Whoever of your descendants in their generations who has any blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God.

    18 For whatever man who has a blemish, he shall not approach: a blind man, or lame, or he who has a flat nose, or anything superfluous,

  • Lev 21:11-12
    2 verses
    80%

    11 Neither shall he go near any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;

    12 Neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am the LORD.

  • Lev 22:1-4
    4 verses
    80%

    1 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,

    2 Speak unto Aaron and his sons, that they set themselves apart from the holy things of the children of Israel, and that they do not profane my holy name in those things which they consecrate unto me: I am the LORD.

    3 Say unto them, Whoever he be of all your descendants throughout your generations, that approaches the holy things, which the children of Israel dedicate unto the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from my presence: I am the LORD.

    4 Whoever of the descendants of Aaron is a leper, or has a discharge; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he is clean. And whoever touches anything that is unclean by the dead, or a man who has an emission of seed;

  • Lev 21:6-8
    3 verses
    79%

    6 They shall be holy to their God, and not profane the name of their God: for they offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and the bread of their God: therefore they shall be holy.

    7 They shall not take a wife who is a whore, or profane; nor shall they take a woman divorced from her husband: for he is holy to his God.

    8 You shall sanctify him therefore; for he offers the bread of your God: he shall be holy to you: for I the LORD, who sanctify you, am holy.

  • Lev 22:15-17
    3 verses
    78%

    15 And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer unto the LORD;

    16 Or cause them to bear the iniquity of trespass, when they eat their holy things: for I the LORD do sanctify them.

    17 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,

  • Num 4:19-20
    2 verses
    78%

    19 But do this for them, that they may live and not die when they approach the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint every one to his service and to his burden:

    20 But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die.

  • Lev 16:23
    76%

    23 And Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of meeting, and shall put off the linen garments, which he put on when he went into the holy place, and shall leave them there:

  • Lev 22:9
    76%

    9 They shall therefore keep my ordinance, lest they bear sin for it, and die thereby, if they profane it: I the LORD do sanctify them.

  • Lev 16:17
    76%

    17 And there shall be no man in the tabernacle of meeting when he goes in to make an atonement in the holy place, until he comes out, and has made an atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the congregation of Israel.

  • 2 Chr 23:6
    76%

    6 But let none come into the house of the LORD, except the priests, and those that minister of the Levites; they shall go in, for they are holy: but all the people shall keep the watch of the LORD.

  • Ezek 44:13
    76%

    13 And they shall not come near to me, to perform the office of a priest to me, nor to come near to any of my holy things, in the most holy place; but they shall bear their shame, and their abominations which they have committed.

  • Exod 30:20
    75%

    20 When they go into the tabernacle of meeting, they shall wash with water, that they do not die; or when they come near the altar to minister, to burn an offering made by fire to the LORD:

  • Lev 16:2-3
    2 verses
    75%

    2 And the LORD said to Moses, Speak to Aaron your brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the veil before the mercy seat, which is on the ark; that he not die: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat.

    3 Thus shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bull for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering.

  • Lev 21:24
    75%

    24 And Moses told it to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel.

  • Exod 19:22
    75%

    22 And let the priests also, who come near to the LORD, sanctify themselves, lest the LORD break out against them.

  • Num 18:22
    75%

    22 Neither must the children of Israel henceforth come near the tabernacle of the congregation, lest they bear sin, and die.

  • Lev 21:1
    75%

    1 And the LORD said to Moses, Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them, None shall defile himself for the dead among his people:

  • Lev 22:20
    75%

    20 But whatever has a blemish, you shall not offer: for it shall not be acceptable for you.

  • Lev 22:32
    74%

    32 Neither shall you profane my holy name; but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel: I am the LORD who sanctifies you,

  • Lev 15:31
    74%

    31 Thus shall you separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness; that they do not die in their uncleanness, when they defile my tabernacle that is among them.

  • Exod 30:29
    74%

    29 And you shall sanctify them, that they may be most holy; whoever touches them must be holy.

  • Ezek 44:27
    74%

    27 And on the day that he goes into the sanctuary, into the inner court, to minister in the sanctuary, he shall offer his sin offering, says the Lord GOD.

  • Lev 21:4
    74%

    4 But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.

  • Num 18:3
    74%

    3 And they shall keep your charge, and the charge of all the tabernacle: only they shall not come near the vessels of the sanctuary and the altar, that neither they, nor you also, die.

  • Lev 22:25
    73%

    25 Neither from a stranger's hand shall you offer the bread of your God of any of these; because their corruption is in them, and blemishes are in them: they shall not be accepted for you.

  • Lev 22:7
    73%

    7 And when the sun is down, he shall be clean, and afterward may eat of the holy things; because it is his food.

  • Ezek 42:14
    73%

    14 When the priests enter there, they shall not go out of the holy place into the outer court, but there they shall lay their garments in which they minister; for they are holy; and shall put on other garments, and approach to those things which are for the people.

  • Num 19:20
    73%

    20 But the man who shall be unclean, and shall not purify himself, that soul shall be cut off from among the congregation, because he has defiled the sanctuary of the LORD: the water of purification has not been sprinkled upon him; he is unclean.

  • Exod 28:35
    73%

    35 It shall be upon Aaron when he ministers, and its sound shall be heard when he goes into the holy place before the LORD and when he comes out, that he may not die.

  • Exod 29:33
    73%

    33 They shall eat those things with which the atonement was made, to consecrate and sanctify them; but a stranger shall not eat them, because they are holy.

  • Exod 29:37
    73%

    37 Seven days you shall make atonement for the altar and sanctify it, and the altar shall be most holy. Whatever touches the altar must be holy.

  • Lev 20:7
    73%

    7 Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be holy: for I am the LORD your God.

  • Lev 16:19
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    19 And he shall sprinkle of the blood upon it with his finger seven times, and cleanse it, and sanctify it from the uncleanness of the children of Israel.

  • Exod 29:44
    73%

    44 I will sanctify the tabernacle of meeting and the altar. I will also sanctify both Aaron and his sons to minister to me in the priest's office.