Leviticus 21
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Leviticus 21:7-15

7They shall not takeH3947 a womanH802 that is a harlot, or profane; neither shall they takeH3947 a womanH802 put awayH3947 from her husbandH376: for he is holyH6918 unto his GodH430. 8Thou shalt sanctifyH6942 him therefore; for he offereth the breadH3899 of thy GodH430: he shall beH1961 holyH6918 unto thee; for I Jehovah, who sanctifyH6942 you, am holyH6918. 9And the daughterH1323 of any priestH3548, if she profaneH2490 herself by playingH2181 the harlot, she profaneth her fatherH1: she shall be burnt with fireH784.

10And he that is the high priestH3548 among his brethren, upon whose headH7218 the anointingH4888 oilH8081 is pouredH3332, and that is consecrated to putH3847 on the garmentsH899, shall not let the hair of his headH7218 go loose, nor rend his clothesH899; 11neither shall he goH935 in to any deadH4191 body, nor defileH2930 himself for his fatherH1, or for his motherH517; 12neither shall he goH3318 out of the sanctuaryH4720, nor profaneH2490 the sanctuaryH4720 of his GodH430; for the crownH5145 of the anointingH4888 oilH8081 of his GodH430 is upon him: I am Jehovah. 13And he shall takeH3947 a wifeH802 in her virginityH1331. 14A widowH490, or one divorced, or a profane womanH802, a harlot, these shall he not takeH3947: but a virginH1330 of his own peopleH5971 shall he takeH3947 to wifeH802. 15And he shall not profaneH2490 his seedH2233 among his peopleH5971: for I am Jehovah who sanctifieth him.

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