Leviticus 21
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Leviticus 21:1-8

1And YhwhH3068 saidH559 unto MosesH4872, SpeakH559 unto the priestsH3548 the sonsH1121 of AaronH175, and sayH559 unto them, There shall none be defiledH2930 for the deadH5315 among his peopleH5971:

2But for his kinH7607, that is nearH7138 unto him, that is, for his motherH517, and for his fatherH1, and for his sonH1121, and for his daughterH1323, and for his brotherH251,

3And for his sisterH269 a virginH1330, that is nighH7138 unto him, which hath had no husbandH376; for her may he be defiledH2930.

4But he shall not defileH2930 himself, being a chief manH1167 among his peopleH5971, to profaneH2490 himself.1

5They shall not makeH7139 baldnessH7144 upon their headH7218, neither shall they shave offH1548 the cornerH6285 of their beardH2206, nor makeH8295 any cuttingsH8296 in their fleshH1320.

6They shall be holyH6944 unto their GodH430, and not profaneH2490 the nameH8034 of their GodH430: for the offeringsH801 of YhwhH3068 made by fireH801, and the breadH3899 of their GodH430, they do offerH7126: therefore they shall be holyH6918.

7They shall not takeH3947 a wifeH802 that is a whoreH2181, or profaneH2491; neither shall they takeH3947 a womanH802 put awayH1644 from her husbandH376: for he is holyH6918 unto his GodH430.

8Thou shalt sanctifyH6942 him therefore; for he offerethH7126 the breadH3899 of thy GodH430: he shall be holyH6918 unto thee: for I YhwhH3068, which sanctifyH6942 you, am holyH6918.

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  1. 1. Leviticus 21:4 he…: or, being an husband among his people, he shall not defile himself for his wife, etc. ↩

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