Leviticus 21:17

21:17 “Tell Aaron, ‘No man from your descendants throughout their generations ¹  who has a physical flaw ²  is to approach to present the food of his God.

Leviticus 21:21

21:21 No man from the descendants of Aaron the priest who has a physical flaw may step forward ³  to present the Lord’s gifts; he has a physical flaw, so he must not step forward to present the food of his God.

¹ tn Heb “to their generations.”

² tn Heb “who in him is a flaw”; cf. KJV, ASV “any blemish”; NASB, NIV “a defect.” The rendering “physical flaw” is used to refer to any birth defect or physical injury of the kind described in the following verses (cf. the same Hebrew word also in Lev 24:19-20). The same term is used for “flawed” animals, which must not be offered to the Lord in Lev 22:20-25.

³ tn Or “shall approach” (see HALOT 670 s.v. נגשׁ).