Lev 21:23 | HCSB | STEP | But because he has a defect , he must not go near the curtain or approach the altar . He is not to desecrate My sanctuaries , for I am Yahweh who sets them apart .”

b Ex 31:13; Lv 20:8; 21:8,15; 22:9,16,32; Ezk 20:12

Leviticus 21:23

23 But because he has a defect, he must not go near the curtain ^a or approach the altar. He is not to desecrate My sanctuaries, for I am Yahweh who sets them apart.” ^b