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Leviticus 21 – King James Version (KJV)

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Regulations concerning Priests

(cf. Eze 44:15–31 )

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Lev 21:1 - And^H559^➔ the LORD^H3068 said^➔^H559 unto^H413 Moses,^H4872 Speak^H559 unto^H413 the priests^H3548 the sons^H1121 of Aaron,^H175 and say^H559 unto them,^H413 There shall^H2930^➔ none^H3808 be defiled^➔^H2930 for the dead^H5315 among his people:^H5971

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Lev 21:2 - But^H3588^H518 for his kin,^H7607 that is near^H7138 unto him,^H413 that is, for his mother,^H517 and for his father,^H1 and for his son,^H1121 and for his daughter,^H1323 and for his brother,^H251

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Lev 21:3 - And for his sister^H269 a virgin,^H1330 that is nigh^H7138 unto him,^H413 which^H834 hath had^H1961 no^H3808 husband;^H376 for her may he be defiled.^H2930

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Lev 21:4 - But he shall^H2930^➔ not^H3808 defile himself,^➔^H2930 being a chief man^H1167 among his people,^H5971 to profane himself.^H2490

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Lev 21:5 - They shall^H7139^➔ not^H3808 make^➔^H7139 baldness^H7144 upon their head,^H7218 neither^H3808 shall they shave off^H1548 the corner^H6285 of their beard,^H2206 nor^H3808 make^H8295 any cuttings^H8296 in their flesh.^H1320

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Lev 21:6 - They shall be^H1961 holy^H6918 unto their God,^H430 and not^H3808 profane^H2490 the name^H8034 of their God:^H430 for^H3588 the offerings^H801^➔ of the LORD^H3068 made by fire,^➔^H801 and the bread^H3899 of their God,^H430 they^H1992 do offer:^H7126 therefore they shall be^H1961 holy.^H6944

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Lev 21:7 - They shall^H3947^➔ not^H3808 take^➔^H3947 a wife^H802 that is a whore,^H2181 or profane;^H2491 neither^H3808 shall they take^H3947 a woman^H802 put away^H1644 from her husband:^H376 for^H3588 he^H1931 is holy^H6918 unto his God.^H430

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Lev 21:8 - Thou shalt sanctify him therefore;^H6942 for^H3588 he^H1931 offereth^H7126 the bread^H3899 of thy God:^H430 he shall be^H1961 holy^H6918 unto thee: for^H3588 I^H589 the LORD,^H3068 which sanctify you,^H6942 am holy.^H6918

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Lev 21:9 - And the daughter^H1323 of any^H376 priest,^H3548 if^H3588 she profane herself^H2490 by playing the whore,^H2181 she^H1931 profaneth^H2490 her father:^H1 she shall be burnt^H8313 with fire.^H784

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Lev 21:10 - And^H3548^➔ he that is the^➔^H3548^➔ high^H1419 priest^➔^H3548 among his brethren,^H251 upon^H5921 whose^H834 head^H7218 the anointing^H4888 oil^H8081 was poured,^H3332 and that is consecrated^H4390 to put on^H3847 the garments,^H899 shall^H6544^➔ not^H3808 uncover^➔^H6544 his head,^H7218 nor^H3808 rend^H6533 his clothes;^H899

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Lev 21:11 - Neither^H3808 shall he go in^H935 to^H5921 any^H3605 dead^H4191 body,^H5315 nor^H3808 defile himself^H2930 for his father,^H1 or for his mother;^H517

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Lev 21:12 - Neither^H3808 shall he go out^H3318 of^H4480 the sanctuary,^H4720 nor^H3808 profane^H2490 the sanctuary^H4720 of his God;^H430 for^H3588 the crown^H5145 of the anointing^H4888 oil^H8081 of his God^H430 is upon him:^H5921 I^H589 am the LORD.^H3068

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Lev 21:13 - And he^H1931 shall take^H3947 a wife^H802 in her virginity.^H1331

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Lev 21:14 - A widow,^H490 or a divorced woman,^H1644 or profane,^H2491 or an harlot,^H2181 these^H428 shall he^H3947^➔ not^H3808 take:^➔^H3947 but^H3588^H518 he shall take^H3947 a virgin^H1330 of his own people^H5971 to wife.^H802

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Lev 21:15 - Neither^H3808 shall he profane^H2490 his seed^H2233 among his people:^H5971 for^H3588 I^H589 the LORD^H3068 do sanctify him.^H6942

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Lev 21:16 - And^H1696^➔ the LORD^H3068 spake^➔^H1696 unto^H413 Moses,^H4872 saying,^H559

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Lev 21:17 - Speak^H1696 unto^H413 Aaron,^H175 saying,^H559 Whosoever^H376 he be of thy seed^H2233 in their generations^H1755 that^H834 hath^H1961 any blemish,^H3971 let him^H7126^➔ not^H3808 approach^➔^H7126 to offer^H7126 the bread^H3899 of his God.^H430

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Lev 21:18 - For^H3588 whatsoever^H3605 man^H376 he be that^H834 hath a blemish,^H3971 he shall^H7126^➔ not^H3808 approach:^➔^H7126 a blind^H5787 man,^H376 or^H176 a lame,^H6455 or^H176 he that hath a flat nose,^H2763 or^H176 any thing superfluous,^H8311

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Lev 21:19 - Or^H176 a man^H376 that^H834 is^H1961 brokenfooted,^H7667^H7272 or^H176 brokenhanded,^H7667^H3027

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Lev 21:20 - Or^H176 crookbackt,^H1384 or^H176 a dwarf,^H1851 or^H176 that hath a blemish^H8400 in his eye,^H5869 or^H176 be scurvy,^H1618 or^H176 scabbed,^H3217 or^H176 hath^H4790^➔ his stones^H810 broken;^➔^H4790

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Lev 21:21 - No^H3808 man^H376 that^H834 hath a blemish^H3971 of the seed^H2233 of Aaron^H175 the priest^H3548 shall come nigh^H5066 to offer^H7126 the offerings^H801^➔ of the LORD^H3068 made by fire:^➔^H801 he hath a blemish;^H3971 he shall^H5066^➔ not^H3808 come nigh^➔^H5066 to offer^H7126 the bread^H3899 of his God.^H430

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Lev 21:22 - He shall eat^H398 the bread^H3899 of his God,^H430 both of the most holy,^H6944^H6944 and of^H4480 the holy.^H6944

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Lev 21:23 - Only^H389 he shall^H935^➔ not^H3808 go in^➔^H935 unto^H413 the vail,^H6532 nor^H3808 come nigh^H5066 unto^H413 the altar,^H4196 because^H3588 he hath a blemish;^H3971 that^H3808^➔ he profane^H2490 not^➔^H3808 my sanctuaries:^H4720 for^H3588 I^H589 the LORD^H3068 do sanctify them.^H6942

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Lev 21:24 - And^H1696^➔ Moses^H4872 told^➔^H1696 it unto^H413 Aaron,^H175 and to^H413 his sons,^H1121 and unto^H413 all^H3605 the children^H1121 of Israel.^H3478

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