Leviticus 21
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1And Jehovah said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none defile himself for the dead among his people; 2except for his kin, that is near unto him, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother, 3and for his sister a virgin, that is near unto him, that hath had no husband; for her may he defile himself. 4He shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself. 5They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh. 6They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God; for the offerings of Jehovah made by fire, the bread of their God, they do offer: therefore they shall be holy. 7They shall not take a woman that is a harlot, or profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he is holy unto his God. 8Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto thee; for I Jehovah, who sanctify you, am holy. 9And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the harlot, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire.
10And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil is poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not let the hair of his head go loose, nor rend his clothes; 11neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother; 12neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am Jehovah. 13And he shall take a wife in her virginity. 14A widow, or one divorced, or a profane woman, a harlot, these shall he not take: but a virgin of his own people shall he take to wife. 15And he shall not profane his seed among his people: for I am Jehovah who sanctifieth him.
16And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, 17Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of thy seed throughout their generations that hath a blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God. 18For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or anything superfluous, 19or a man that is broken-footed, or broken-handed, 20or crook-backed, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or is scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken; 21no man of the seed of Aaron the priest, that hath a blemish, shall come nigh to offer the offerings of Jehovah made by fire: he hath a blemish; he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God. 22He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy: 23only he shall not go in unto the veil, nor come nigh unto the altar, because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my sanctuaries: for I am Jehovah who sanctifieth them. 24So Moses spake unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel.
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Leviticus 21
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Holiness and the Priests
1And the Lord said to Moses, “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them, #Ezek. 44:25No one shall make himself unclean for the dead among his people, 2except for his closest relatives, his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, his brother, 3or his virgin sister (who is near to him because she has had no husband; for her he may make himself unclean). 4He shall not make himself unclean as a husband among his people and so profane himself. 5#Ezek. 44:20; [ch. 19:27, 28; Deut. 14:1]They shall not make bald patches on their heads, nor shave off the edges of their beards, nor make any cuts on their body. 6They shall be holy to their God and #See ch. 18:21 not profane the name of their God. For they offer the Lord’s food offerings, #See ch. 3:11the bread of their God; therefore they shall be holy. 7#ver. 13, 14; Ezek. 44:22 They shall not marry a prostitute or a woman who has been defiled, neither shall they marry a woman #See Deut. 24:1-4divorced from her husband, for the priest is holy to his God. 8You shall sanctify him, for he offers the bread of your God. He shall be holy to you, for #ch. 22:9, 16 I, the Lord, who sanctify you, #See ch. 11:44am holy. 9And the daughter of any priest, if she profanes herself by whoring, profanes her father; #[Gen. 38:24]she shall be burned with fire.
10 # ch. 8:12; 16:32; Ex. 29:29, 30; Num. 35:25 “The priest who is chief among his brothers, on whose head the anointing oil is poured and who has been consecrated to wear the garments, #ch. 10:6shall not let the hair of his head hang loose nor tear his clothes. 11He shall not #Num. 19:14; [ver. 1, 2]go in to any dead bodies nor make himself unclean, even for his father or for his mother. 12#ch. 10:7 He shall not go out of the sanctuary, lest he #ver. 23 profane the sanctuary of his God, for the #[ch. 8:9, 12, 30]consecration of the anointing oil of his God is on him: I am the Lord. 13And he shall take a wife in her virginity.#21:13 Or a young wife 14A widow, #ver. 7; Ezek. 44:22or a divorced woman, or a woman who has been defiled, or a prostitute, these he shall not marry. But he shall take as his wife a virgin#21:14 Hebrew young woman of his own people, 15that he may not profane his offspring among his people, for #[See ver. 8 above]I am the Lord who sanctifies him.”
16And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 17“Speak to Aaron, saying, None of your offspring throughout their generations who has a blemish may #ch. 10:3; [Num. 16:5; Ps. 65:4]approach to offer the bread of his God. 18For no one who has a blemish shall draw near, a man #ch. 22:22 blind or lame, or one who has a mutilated face #[ch. 22:23]or a limb too long, 19or a man who has an injured foot or an injured hand, 20or a hunchback or a dwarf or a man with a #[See ver. 18 above] defect in his sight or an itching disease or scabs or #[Deut. 23:1]crushed testicles. 21No man of the offspring of Aaron the priest who has a blemish shall come near to #ver. 6offer the Lord’s food offerings; since he has a blemish, he shall not come near to offer the bread of his God. 22He may eat the bread of his God, both of #ch. 2:3, 10; 6:17, 25; 7:1; 10:12, 17; 14:13; 24:9; Num. 18:9 the most holy and of the #ch. 22:10, 12holy things, 23but he shall not go through the veil or approach the altar, because he has a blemish, that he may not #ver. 12 profane my sanctuaries,#21:23 Or my holy precincts #ch. 22:9, 16for I am the Lord who sanctifies them.” 24So Moses spoke to Aaron and to his sons and to all the people of Israel.
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