Leviticus 21
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Leviticus 21:1-9

1Then the LordH3068 saidH559 to MosesH4872, “SpeakH559 to the priestsH3548, the sonsH1121 of AaronH175, and sayH559 to them:

‘1NoH3808 one shall defileH2930 himself for a dead personH5315 among his peopleH5971, 22exceptH3588H518 for his relativesH7607 who are nearestH7138 to him, his motherH517 and his fatherH1 and his sonH1121 and his daughterH1323 and his brotherH251, 3also for his virginH1330 sisterH269, who is nearH7138 to him 3becauseH834 she hasH1961 hadH1961 noH3808 husbandH376; for her he may defileH2930 himself. 4He shall not defileH2930 himself as a 4relativeH1167 by marriageH1167 among his peopleH5971, and so profaneH2490 himself. 55They shall not makeH7139 any baldnessH7139H7144 on their headsH7218, 6norH3808 shaveH1548 offH1548 the edgesH6285 of their beardsH2206, 7norH3808 makeH8295 any cutsH8295 in their fleshH1320. 6They shall be holyH6918 to their GodH430 and 8not profaneH2490 the nameH8034 of their GodH430, for they presentH7126 the offeringsH801 by fireH801 9to the LordH3068, 10the foodH3899 of their GodH430; so they shall be holyH6944. 711They shall not takeH3947 a womanH802 who is profanedH2491 by harlotryH2181, norH3808 shall they takeH3947 a womanH802 divorcedH1644 from her husbandH376; for he is holyH6918 to his GodH430. 8You shall consecrateH6942 him, therefore, for he offersH7126 12the foodH3899 of your GodH430; he shall be holyH6918 to you; for I the LordH3068, who sanctifiesH6942 you, am holyH6918. 913Also the daughterH1323 of anyH376 priestH3548, ifH3588 she profanesH2490 herself by harlotryH2181, she profanesH2490 her fatherH1; she shall be burnedH8313 with fireH784.

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Notes

  1. 1. Leviticus 21:1 Lev 19:28; Ezek 44:25 ↩
  2. 2. Leviticus 21:2 Lev 21:11 ↩
  3. 3. Leviticus 21:3 Or whom no man has had ↩
  4. 4. Leviticus 21:4 Lit husband among ↩
  5. 5. Leviticus 21:5 Deut 14:1; Ezek 44:20 ↩
  6. 6. Leviticus 21:5 Lev 19:27 ↩
  7. 7. Leviticus 21:5 Deut 14:1 ↩
  8. 8. Leviticus 21:6 Lev 18:21 ↩
  9. 9. Leviticus 21:6 Lit of ↩
  10. 10. Leviticus 21:6 Lev 3:11 ↩
  11. 11. Leviticus 21:7 Lev 21:13, 14 ↩
  12. 12. Leviticus 21:8 Lev 21:6 ↩
  13. 13. Leviticus 21:9 Gen 38:24; Lev 19:29 ↩

Commentaries on Leviticus 21

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