Imamat 21:12

21:12 He must not go out from the sanctuary and must not profane ¹  the sanctuary of his God, because the dedication of the anointing oil of his God is on him. I am the Lord.

Imamat 21:23

21:23 but he must not go into the veil-canopy ²  or step forward to the altar because he has a physical flaw. Thus ³  he must not profane my holy places, for I am the Lord who sanctifies them.’”

[21:12]  ¹ sn Regarding “profane,” see the note on Lev 10:10 above.

[21:23]  ² sn See the note on Lev 16:2 for the rendering “veil-canopy.”

[21:23]  ³ tn Heb “And.” The Hebrew conjunction ו (vav, “and”) can be considered to have resultative force here.