Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Leviticus 21:4
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He is not to defile himself for those related to him by marriage, and so profane himself.
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[But] he shall not defile himself, [being] a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
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He shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
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He shall not defile himself, [being] a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
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Leviticus 21
2 except for his immediate family—his mother, father, son, daughter, or brother,
3 or his unmarried sister who is near to him, since she has no husband.
4 He is not to defile himself for those related to him by marriage, and so profane himself.
5 Priests must not make bald spots on their heads, shave off the edges of their beards, or make cuts in their bodies.
6 They must be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God. Because they present to the LORD the food offerings, the food of their God, they must be holy.
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