How does verse 18-20 function within this chapter?
Leviticus 21:18–20 (ESV)
18For 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,
The following verses list twelve (12) conditions that specially bar a priest from leading worship in the temple. These defects are examples of the types of physical flaws that could be prohibitive.
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,