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Leviticus 21:7-15

7A priestmust notלֹ֣אlo'H3808marryאִשָּׁ֨ה יִקָּ֔חוּ'i.Shah yi.Ka.chuH3947 H802a womanוְאִשָּׁ֛הve.'i.ShahH802defiledוַחֲלָלָה֙va.cha.la.LahH2491by prostitutionזֹנָ֤הzo.NahH2181orלֹ֣אlo'H3808יִקָּ֑חוּyi.Ka.chuH3947divorcedגְּרוּשָׁ֥הge.ru.ShahH1644by her husbandמֵאִישָׁ֖הּme.'i.ShahH376,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the priestה֖וּאhu'H1931is holyקָדֹ֥שׁka.DoshH6918to his Godלֵאלֹהָֽיו׃le.lo.HavH430.

8You are to regard him as holyוְקִדַּשְׁתּ֔וֹve.ki.dash.ToH6942,sinceכִּֽי־ki-H3588אֶת־'et-H853heה֣וּאhu'H1931presentsמַקְרִ֑יבmak.RivH7126the foodלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899of your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.He shall beיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961holyקָדֹשׁ֙ka.DoshH6918to you,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068am holyקָד֔וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918—I who set you apartמְקַדִּשְׁכֶֽם׃me.ka.dish.KhemH6942.

9Ifכִּ֥יkiH3588a priest’sכֹּהֵ֔ןko.HenH3548daughterוּבַת֙ אִ֣ישׁu.Vat 'ishH1323 H376defiles herselfתֵחֵ֖לte.ChelH2490by prostituting herselfלִזְנ֑וֹתliz.NotH2181אֶת־'et-H853,sheהִ֣יאhi'H1931profanesמְחַלֶּ֔לֶתme.cha.Le.letH2490her fatherאָבִ֙יהָ֙'a.Vi.haH1;she must be burnedתִּשָּׂרֵֽף׃ סti.sa.RefH8313in the fireבָּאֵ֖שׁba.'EshH784.

10The priestוְהַכֹּהֵן֩ve.ha.ko.HenH3548who is highestהַגָּד֨וֹלha.ga.DolH1419among his brothersמֵאֶחָ֜יוme.'e.ChavH251,whoאֲֽשֶׁר־'asher-H834has had the anointingהַמִּשְׁחָה֙ha.mish.ChahH4888oilשֶׁ֤מֶןShe.menH8081pouredיוּצַ֥קyu.TzakH3332onעַל־'al-H5921his headרֹאשׁ֣וֹ׀ro.ShoH7218and has been ordainedוּמִלֵּ֣אu.mi.Le'H4390אֶת־'et-H853יָד֔וֹya.DoH3027to wearלִלְבֹּ֖שׁlil.BoshH3847אֶת־'et-H853the priestly garmentsהַבְּגָדִ֑יםha.be.ga.DimH899אֶת־'et-H853,must not letלֹ֣אlo'H3808his hairרֹאשׁוֹ֙ro.ShoH7218hang looseיִפְרָ֔עyif.Ra'H6544or tearיִפְרֹֽם׃yif.RomH6533his garmentsוּבְגָדָ֖יו לֹ֥אu.ve.ga.Dav lo'H899 H3808.

11וְעַ֛לve.'AlH5921He must notלֹ֣אlo'H3808goיָבֹ֑אya.Vo'H935near anyכָּל־kol-H3605deadמֵ֖תmetH4191bodyנַפְשֹׁ֥תnaf.ShotH5315;he must notלֹ֥אlo'H3808defile himselfיִטַּמָּֽא׃yi.ta.Ma'H2930,even for his fatherלְאָבִ֥יוle.'a.VivH1or motherוּלְאִמּ֖וֹu.le.'i.MoH517.

12וּמִן־u.min-H4480He must notלֹ֣אlo'H3808leaveיֵצֵ֔א וְלֹ֣אye.Tze' ve.Lo'H3318 H3808הַמִּקְדָּשׁ֙ha.mik.DashH4720or desecrateיְחַלֵּ֔לye.cha.LelH2490אֵ֖ת'etH853the sanctuaryמִקְדַּ֣שׁmik.DashH4720of his Godאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430,forכִּ֡יkiH3588the consecrationנֵ֠זֶרNe.zerH5145of the anointingמִשְׁחַ֧תmish.ChatH4888oilשֶׁ֣מֶןShe.menH8081of his Godאֱלֹהָ֛יו'e.lo.HavH430is on himעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921.Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13The womanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802heוְה֕וּאve.Hu'H1931marriesיִקָּֽח׃yi.KachH3947must be a virginבִבְתוּלֶ֖יהָviv.tu.Lei.haH1331.

14He is notלֹ֣אlo'H3808to marryיִקָּ֑ח כִּ֛י אִם־yi.Kach ki 'im-H3947 H3588 H518a widowאַלְמָנָ֤ה'al.ma.NahH490,a divorced womanוּגְרוּשָׁה֙u.ge.ru.ShahH1644,or one defiledוַחֲלָלָ֣הva.cha.la.LahH2491by prostitutionזֹנָ֔הzo.NahH2181אֶת־'et-H853אֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428.He is to marryיִקַּ֥ח אִשָּֽׁה׃yi.Kach 'i.ShahH3947 H802a virginבְּתוּלָ֥הbe.tu.LahH1330from his own peopleמֵעַמָּ֖יוme.'a.MavH5971,

15so that he does notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808defileיְחַלֵּ֥לye.cha.LelH2490his offspringזַרְע֖וֹzar.'OH2233among his peopleבְּעַמָּ֑יוbe.'a.MavH5971,forכִּ֛יkiH3588Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068who sanctifies himמְקַדְּשֽׁוֹ׃ פme.ka.de.ShoH6942.”

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