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Leviticus 21:1-5

1Then the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, “Speakאֱמֹ֥ר'e.MorH559toאֶל־'el-H413Aaron’sאַהֲרֹ֑ן'a.ha.RonH175sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121,the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,and tellוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559themאֲלֵהֶ֔ם'a.le.HemH413that a priestis notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808to defile himselfיִטַּמָּ֖אyi.ta.Ma'H2930for a dead personלְנֶ֥פֶשׁle.Ne.feshH5315among his peopleבְּעַמָּֽיו׃be.'a.MavH5971,

2exceptכִּ֚י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518for his immediateהַקָּרֹ֖ב אֵלָ֑יוha.ka.Ro 'e.LavH7138 H413familyלִשְׁאֵר֔וֹlish.'e.RoH7607—his motherלְאִמּ֣וֹle.'i.MoH517,fatherוּלְאָבִ֔יוu.le.'a.VivH1,sonוְלִבְנ֥וֹve.liv.NoH1121,daughterוּלְבִתּ֖וֹu.le.vi.ToH1323,or brotherוּלְאָחִֽיו׃u.le.'a.ChivH251,

3or his unmarriedהַבְּתוּלָה֙ha.be.tu.LahH1330sisterוְלַאֲחֹת֤וֹve.la.'a.cho.ToH269who is nearהַקְּרוֹבָ֣הha.ke.ro.VahH7138to himאֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413,sinceאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834she hasהָיְתָ֖הha.ye.TahH1961noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808husbandלְאִ֑ישׁle.'IshH376יִטַּמָּֽא׃yi.ta.Ma'H2930.

4He is notלֹ֥אlo'H3808to defile himselfיִטַּמָּ֖אyi.ta.Ma'H2930for those related to him by marriageבַּ֣עַל בְּעַמָּ֑יוBa.'al be.'a.MavH1167 H5971,and so profane himselfלְהֵ֖חַלּֽוֹ׃le.He.cha.LoH2490.

5Priests must notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808make baldיִקְרְח֤וּ קָרְחָה֙yik.re.chah ka.re.ChahH7139 H7144spots on their headsבְּרֹאשָׁ֔םbe.ro.ShamH7218,shave off the edgesוּפְאַ֥תu.fe.'AtH6285of their beardsזְקָנָ֖ם לֹ֣א יְגַלֵּ֑חוּze.ka.Nam lo' ye.ga.Le.chuH2206 H3808 H1548,or makeיִשְׂרְט֖וּyis.re.TuH8295cutsשָׂרָֽטֶת׃sa.Ra.tetH8296in their bodiesוּבִ֨בְשָׂרָ֔ם לֹ֥אu.Viv.sa.Ram lo'H1320 H3808.

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