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Leviticus 21:1-5

1AndJehovahsaidH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Speakuntothepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֑ן'a.ha.RonH175,andsayH559untothem,ThereshallnonedefileH2930himselfforthedeadamonghispeopleH5971;

2exceptforhiskin,thatisnearuntohim,forhismotherלְאִמּ֣וֹle.'i.MoH517,andforhisfatherוּלְאָבִ֔יוu.le.'a.VivH1,andforhissonוְלִבְנ֥וֹve.liv.NoH1121,andforhisdaughterוּלְבִתּ֖וֹu.le.vi.ToH1323,andforhisbrotherוּלְאָחִֽיו׃u.le.'a.ChivH251,

3andforhissisterוְלַאֲחֹת֤וֹve.la.'a.cho.ToH269avirginהַבְּתוּלָה֙ha.be.tu.LahH1330,thatisnearuntohim,thathathhadnohusbandלְאִ֑ישׁle.'IshH376;forhermayhedefileH2930himself.

4HeshallnotdefileH2930himself, beingachiefmanamonghispeopleH5971,toprofaneלְהֵ֖חַלּֽוֹ׃le.He.cha.LoH2490himself.

5Theyshallnotmakeיִקְרְח֤וּyik.re.chahH7139baldnessקָרְחָה֙ka.re.ChahH7144upontheirheadבְּרֹאשָׁ֔םbe.ro.ShamH7218,neithershalltheyshaveיְגַלֵּ֑חוּye.ga.Le.chuH1548offthecorneroftheirbeardזְקָנָ֖םze.ka.NamH2206,normakeH7139anycuttingsintheirfleshוּבִ֨בְשָׂרָ֔םu.Viv.sa.RamH1320.

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