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Leviticus 21:1-3

1And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.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.

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