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Leviticus 21
21:1

And Yahweh3068 said559 unto Moses,4872 Speak559 unto the priests3548 the sons1121 of Aaron,175 and say559 unto them, There shall none be defiled2930 for the dead5315 among his people:5971

21:2

But for his kin,7607 that is near7138 unto him, that is, for his mother,517 and for his father,1 and for his son,1121 and for his daughter,1323 and for his brother,251

21:3

And for his sister269 a virgin,1330 that is nigh7138 unto him, which hath had no husband;376 for her may he be defiled.2930

21:4

But he shall not defile2930 himself, being a chief man1167 among his people,5971 to profane2490 himself.

21:5

They shall not make7139 baldness7144 upon their head,7218 neither shall they shave off1548 the corner6285 of their beard,2206 nor make8295 any cuttings8296 in their flesh.1320

21:6

They shall be holy6944 unto their Elohim,430 and not profane2490 the name8034 of their Elohim:430 for the offerings of Yahweh3068 made by fire,801 and the bread3899 of their Elohim,430 they do offer:7126 therefore they shall be holy.6918

21:7

They shall not take3947 a wife802 that is a whore,2181 or profane;2491 neither shall they take3947 a woman802 put away1644 from her husband:376 for he is holy6918 unto his Elohim.430

21:8

Thou shalt sanctify6942 him therefore; for he offereth7126 the bread3899 of thy Elohim:430 he shall be holy6918 unto thee: for I Yahweh,3068 which sanctify6942 you, am holy.6918

21:9

And the daughter1323 of any376 priest,3548 if she profane2490 herself by playing the whore,2181 she profaneth2490 her father:1 she shall be burnt8313 with fire.784

21:10

And he that is the high1419 priest3548 among his brethren,251 upon whose head7218 the anointing4888 oil8081 was poured,3332 and that is consecrated4390 to put on3847 the garments,899 shall not uncover6544 his head,7218 nor rend6533 his clothes;899

21:11

Neither shall he go in935 to any dead4191 body,5315 nor defile2930 himself for his father,1 or for his mother;517

21:12

Neither shall he go out3318 of the sanctuary,4720 nor profane2490 the sanctuary4720 of his Elohim;430 for the crown5145 of the anointing4888 oil8081 of his Elohim430 is upon him: I am Yahweh.3068

21:13

And he shall take3947 a wife802 in her virginity.1331

21:14

A widow,490 or a divorced woman,1644 or profane,2491 or an harlot,2181 these shall he not take:3947 but he shall take3947 a virgin1330 of his own people5971 to wife.802

21:15

Neither shall he profane2490 his seed2233 among his people:5971 for I Yahweh3068 do sanctify6942 him.

21:16

And Yahweh3068 spake1696 unto Moses,4872 saying,559

21:17

Speak1696 unto Aaron,175 saying,559 Whosoever376 he be of thy seed2233 in their generations1755 that hath any blemish,3971 let him not approach7126 to offer7126 the bread3899 of his Elohim.430

21:18

For whatsoever man376 he be that hath a blemish,3971 he shall not approach:7126 a blind5787 man,376 or a lame,6455 or he that hath a flat nose,2763 or any thing superfluous,8311

21:19

Or a man376 that is brokenfooted,7667 or brokenhanded,7667

21:20

Or crookbackt,1384 or a dwarf,1851 or that hath a blemish8400 in his eye,5869 or be scurvy,1618 or scabbed,3217 or hath his stones810 broken;4790

21:21

No man376 that hath a blemish3971 of the seed2233 of Aaron175 the priest3548 shall come nigh5066 to offer7126 the offerings of Yahweh3068 made by fire:801 he hath a blemish;3971 he shall not come nigh5066 to offer7126 the bread3899 of his Elohim.430

21:22

He shall eat398 the bread3899 of his Elohim,430 both of the most6944 holy,6944 and of the holy.6944

21:23

Only he shall not go in935 unto the vail,6532 nor come nigh5066 unto the altar,4196 because he hath a blemish;3971 that he profane2490 not my sanctuaries:4720 for I Yahweh3068 do sanctify6942 them.

21:24

And Moses4872 told1696 it unto Aaron,175 and to his sons,1121 and unto all the children1121 of Israel.3478