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Leviticus 21:1-5

1And the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Speakאֱמֹ֥ר'e.MorH559unto the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֑ן'a.ha.RonH175,and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, There shall none be defiledיִטַּמָּ֖אyi.ta.Ma'H2930for the deadלְנֶ֥פֶשׁle.Ne.feshH5315among his peopleבְּעַמָּֽיו׃be.'a.MavH5971:

2But for his kinלִשְׁאֵר֔וֹlish.'e.RoH7607,that is nearהַקָּרֹ֖בha.ka.RoH7138unto him, that is,for his motherלְאִמּ֣וֹle.'i.MoH517,and for his fatherוּלְאָבִ֔יוu.le.'a.VivH1,and for his sonוְלִבְנ֥וֹve.liv.NoH1121,and for his daughterוּלְבִתּ֖וֹu.le.vi.ToH1323,and for his brotherוּלְאָחִֽיו׃u.le.'a.ChivH251,

3And for his sisterוְלַאֲחֹת֤וֹve.la.'a.cho.ToH269a virginהַבְּתוּלָה֙ha.be.tu.LahH1330,that is nighהַקְּרוֹבָ֣הha.ke.ro.VahH7138unto him, which hath had no husbandלְאִ֑ישׁle.'IshH376;for her may he be defiledיִטַּמָּֽא׃yi.ta.Ma'H2930.

4Buthe shall not defileיִטַּמָּ֖אyi.ta.Ma'H2930himself, beinga chief manבַּ֣עַלBa.'alH1167among his peopleבְּעַמָּ֑יוbe.'a.MavH5971,to profaneלְהֵ֖חַלּֽוֹ׃le.He.cha.LoH2490himself.

5They shall not makeיִקְרְח֤וּyik.re.chahH7139baldnessקָרְחָה֙ka.re.ChahH7144upon their headבְּרֹאשָׁ֔םbe.ro.ShamH7218,neither shall they shave offיְגַלֵּ֑חוּye.ga.Le.chuH1548the cornerוּפְאַ֥תu.fe.'AtH6285of their beardזְקָנָ֖םze.ka.NamH2206,nor makeיִשְׂרְט֖וּyis.re.TuH8295any cuttingsשָׂרָֽטֶת׃sa.Ra.tetH8296in their fleshוּבִ֨בְשָׂרָ֔םu.Viv.sa.RamH1320.

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