Holy Scripture
Leviticus 21:20
A church father on this verse
“Hence also it is said through Moses that whoever is burdened with a hump should by no means be advanced to the priesthood. And all of us who have been redeemed by the blood of Christ are made members of that same high priest. Whence also it is said to us through Peter: "But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood."…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
20or humpbacked, or bleary-eyed, or that has lost his eyelashes, or a man who has a malignant ulcer, or tetter, or one that has lost a testicle.
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18No man who has a blemish on him shall draw nigh; a man lame, blind, with his nose disfigured, or his ears cut,
19a man who has a broken hand or a broken foot,
— Leviticus 21:20 —
21Whoever of the seed of Aaron the priest has a blemish on him, shall not draw nigh to offer sacrifices to thy God, because he has a blemish on him; he shall not draw nigh to offer the gifts of God.
22The gifts of God are most holy, and he shall eat of the holy things.