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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.

Only he shall not go in {H935} unto the vail {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 the LORD {H3068} do sanctify {H6942} them.

only he is not to go in to the curtain or approach the altar, because he has a defect - so that he will not profane my holy places, because I am ADONAI, who makes them holy.'"

but because he has a defect, he must not go near the veil or approach the altar, so as not to desecrate My sanctuaries. For I am the LORD who sanctifies them.’”

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.

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Cross-References

  • Leviticus 21:12 (3 votes)

    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.

  • Exodus 40:26 (2 votes)

    And he put the golden altar in the tent of the congregation before the vail:

  • Exodus 40:27 (2 votes)

    And he burnt sweet incense thereon; as the LORD commanded Moses.

  • Leviticus 15:31 (2 votes)

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

  • Ezekiel 44:9 (2 votes)

    Thus saith the Lord GOD; No stranger, uncircumcised in heart, nor uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter into my sanctuary, of any stranger that [is] among the children of Israel.

  • Ezekiel 44:14 (2 votes)

    But I will make them keepers of the charge of the house, for all the service thereof, and for all that shall be done therein.

  • Exodus 30:6 (2 votes)

    And thou shalt put it before the vail that [is] by the ark of the testimony, before the mercy seat that [is] over the testimony, where I will meet with thee.