New American Standard Bible 1995

Leviticus 21:1-4

1Then the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, “Speakאֱמֹ֥ר'e.MorH559to the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֑ן'a.ha.RonH175,and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them: ‘Noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808one shall defileיִטַּמָּ֖אyi.ta.Ma'H2930himself for a deadpersonלְנֶ֥פֶשׁle.Ne.feshH5315among his peopleבְּעַמָּֽיו׃be.'a.MavH5971,

2exceptכִּ֚י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518for his relativesלִשְׁאֵר֔וֹlish.'e.RoH7607who are nearestהַקָּרֹ֖בha.ka.RoH7138to him, his motherלְאִמּ֣וֹle.'i.MoH517and his fatherוּלְאָבִ֔יוu.le.'a.VivH1and his sonוְלִבְנ֥וֹve.liv.NoH1121and his daughterוּלְבִתּ֖וֹu.le.vi.ToH1323and his brotherוּלְאָחִֽיו׃u.le.'a.ChivH251,

3also for his virginהַבְּתוּלָה֙ha.be.tu.LahH1330sisterוְלַאֲחֹת֤וֹve.la.'a.cho.ToH269,who is nearהַקְּרוֹבָ֣הha.ke.ro.VahH7138to himbecauseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834she hasH1961hadH1961noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808husbandלְאִ֑ישׁle.'IshH376;for her he may defileיִטַּמָּֽא׃yi.ta.Ma'H2930himself.

4He shall not defileיִטַּמָּ֖אyi.ta.Ma'H2930himself as arelativeH1167by marriageH1167among his peopleבְּעַמָּ֑יוbe.'a.MavH5971,and so profaneלְהֵ֖חַלּֽוֹ׃le.He.cha.LoH2490himself.

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