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Leviticus 21:7-15

7Theyshallnottakeיִקָּ֔חוּyi.Ka.chuH3947awomanאִשָּׁ֨ה'i.ShahH802thatisaharlot,orprofane;neithershalltheytakeיִקָּ֑חוּyi.Ka.chuH3947awomanוְאִשָּׁ֛הve.'i.ShahH802putawayH3947fromherhusbandמֵאִישָׁ֖הּme.'i.ShahH376:forheisholyקָדֹ֥שׁka.DoshH6918untohisGodלֵאלֹהָֽיו׃le.lo.HavH430.

8Thou shaltsanctifyH6942himtherefore;forheoffereththebreadH3899ofthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430:heshallbeיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961holyקָדֹשׁ֙ka.DoshH6918unto thee;forIJehovah,whosanctifyH6942you,amholyקָד֔וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918.

9Andthedaughterוּבַת֙u.VatH1323ofanypriestכֹּהֵ֔ןko.HenH3548,ifsheprofaneH2490herselfbyplayingH2181theharlot,sheprofanethherfatherאָבִ֙יהָ֙'a.Vi.haH1:sheshallbeburntwithfireבָּאֵ֖שׁba.'EshH784.

10Andhethatisthehighpriestוְהַכֹּהֵן֩ve.ha.ko.HenH3548amonghisbrethren,uponwhoseheadרֹאשׁ֣וֹ׀ro.ShoH7218theanointingהַמִּשְׁחָה֙ha.mish.ChahH4888oilשֶׁ֤מֶןShe.menH8081ispouredיוּצַ֥קyu.TzakH3332,andthatisconsecratedtoputH3847onthegarmentsH899,shallnotletthehairofhisheadרֹאשׁוֹ֙ro.ShoH7218goloose,norrendhisclothesH899;

11neithershallhegoיָבֹ֑אya.Vo'H935intoanydeadמֵ֖תmetH4191body,nordefileH2930himselfforhisfatherלְאָבִ֥יוle.'a.VivH1,orforhismotherוּלְאִמּ֖וֹu.le.'i.MoH517;

12neithershallhegoיֵצֵ֔אye.Tze'H3318outofthesanctuaryהַמִּקְדָּשׁ֙ha.mik.DashH4720,norprofaneיְחַלֵּ֔לye.cha.LelH2490thesanctuaryמִקְדַּ֣שׁmik.DashH4720ofhisGodאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430;forthecrownH5145oftheanointingמִשְׁחַ֧תmish.ChatH4888oilשֶׁ֣מֶןShe.menH8081ofhisGodאֱלֹהָ֛יו'e.lo.HavH430isuponhim:IamJehovah.

13Andheshalltakeיִקָּֽח׃yi.KachH3947awifeH802inhervirginityבִבְתוּלֶ֖יהָviv.tu.Lei.haH1331.

14Awidowאַלְמָנָ֤ה'al.ma.NahH490,oronedivorced,oraprofanewomanH802,aharlot,theseshallhenottakeיִקָּ֑חyi.KachH3947:butavirginבְּתוּלָ֥הbe.tu.LahH1330ofhisownpeopleH5971shallhetakeיִקַּ֥חyi.KachH3947towifeאִשָּֽׁה׃'i.ShahH802.

15Andheshallnotprofaneיְחַלֵּ֥לye.cha.LelH2490hisseedH2233amonghispeopleH5971:forIamJehovahwhosanctifiethhim.

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