Leviticus 22:3
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Tell them that for the generations to come, if any of their descendants in a state of uncleanness approaches the sacred offerings that the Israelites consecrate to the LORD, that person must be cut off from My presence. I am the LORD.
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Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,
Anyone who touches a human corpse and fails to purify himself defiles the tabernacle of the LORD. That person must be cut off from Israel. He remains unclean, because the water of purification has not been sprinkled on him, and his uncleanness is still on him.
Cast me not away from Your presence; take not Your Holy Spirit from me.
You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.