Leviticus 21:15
that he may not profane his offspring among his people, for I am the Lord who sanctifies him.”
In context
12 He shall not go out of the sanctuary, lest he profane the sanctuary of his God, for the consecration of the anointing oil of his God is on him: I am the Lord.
13 And he shall take a wife in her virginity. 14 A widow, or a divorced woman, or a woman who has been defiled, or a prostitute, these he shall not marry. But he shall take as his wife a virgin of his own people, 15 that he may not profane his offspring among his people, for I am the Lord who sanctifies him.”
16 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 17 “Speak to Aaron, saying, None of your offspring throughout their generations who has a blemish may approach to offer the bread of his God. 18 For no one who has a blemish shall draw near, a man blind or lame, or one who has a mutilated face or a limb too long,
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- KJV King James Version
— Leviticus 21:15 in the KJV
Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the LORD do sanctify him.
- NIV New International Version
— Leviticus 21:15 in the NIV
so that he will not defile his offspring among his people. I am the Lord, who makes him holy.’ ”