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Leviticus 21
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– New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB95)

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Regulations concerning Priests

(cf. Eze 44:15–31 )

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Lev 21:1 - Then the LORD^H3068 said^H559 to Moses,^H4872 “Speak^H559 to the priests,^H3548 the sons^H1121 of Aaron,^H175 and say^H559 to them: ‘No^H3808 one shall defile^H2930 himself for a dead person^H5315 among his people,^H5971

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Lev 21:2 - except^H3588^H518 for his relatives^H7607 who are nearest^H7138 to him, his mother^H517 and his father^H1 and his son^H1121 and his daughter^H1323 and his brother,^H251

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Lev 21:3 - also for his virgin^H1330 sister,^H269 who is near^H7138 to him [fn]because^H834 she has^H1961 had^H1961 no^H3808 husband;^H376 for her he may defile^H2930 himself.

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Lev 21:4 - ‘He shall not defile^H2930 himself as a [fn]relative^H1167 by marriage^H1167 among his people,^H5971 and so profane^H2490 himself.

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Lev 21:5 - ‘They shall not make^H7139 any baldness^H7139^H7144 on their heads,^H7218 nor^H3808 shave^H1548 off^H1548 the edges^H6285 of their beards,^H2206 nor^H3808 make^H8295 any cuts^H8295 in their flesh.^H1320

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Lev 21:6 - ‘They shall be holy^H6918 to their God^H430 and not profane^H2490 the name^H8034 of their God,^H430 for they present^H7126 the offerings^H801 by fire^H801 [fn]to the LORD,^H3068 the food^H3899 of their God;^H430 so they shall be holy.^H6944

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Lev 21:7 - ‘They shall not take^H3947 a woman^H802 who is profaned^H2491 by harlotry,^H2181 nor^H3808 shall they take^H3947 a woman^H802 divorced^H1644 from her husband;^H376 for he is holy^H6918 to his God.^H430

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Lev 21:8 - ‘You shall consecrate^H6942 him, therefore, for he offers^H7126 the food^H3899 of your God;^H430 he shall be holy^H6918 to you; for I the LORD,^H3068 who sanctifies^H6942 you, am holy.^H6918

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Lev 21:9 - ‘Also the daughter^H1323 of any^H376 priest,^H3548 if^H3588 she profanes^H2490 herself by harlotry,^H2181 she profanes^H2490 her father;^H1 she shall be burned^H8313 with fire.^H784

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Lev 21:10 - ‘The priest^H3548 who is the highest^H1419 among^H4480 his brothers,^H251 on whose^H834 head^H7218 the anointing^H4888 oil^H8081 has been poured^H3332 and [fn]who has been consecrated^H4390^H3027 to wear^H3847 the garments,^H899 shall not [fn]uncover^H6544 his head^H7218 nor^H3808 tear^H6533 his clothes;^H899

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Lev 21:11 - nor^H3808 shall he approach^H935 any^H3605 dead^H4191 person,^H5315 nor^H3808 defile^H2930 himself even for his father^H1 or his mother;^H517

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Lev 21:12 - nor^H3808 shall he go^H3318 out of the sanctuary^H4720 nor^H3808 profane^H2490 the sanctuary^H4720 of his God,^H430 for the consecration^H5145 of the anointing^H4888 oil^H8081 of his God^H430 is on him; I am the LORD.^H3068

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Lev 21:13 - ‘He shall take^H3947 a wife^H802 in her virginity.^H1331

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Lev 21:14 - ‘A widow,^H490 or a divorced^H1644 woman, or one who is profaned^H2491 by harlotry,^H2181 these^H428 he may not take;^H3947 but rather^H3588^H518 he is to [fn]marry^H3947 a virgin^H1330 of his own people,^H5971

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Lev 21:15 - so that he will not profane^H2490 his [fn]offspring^H2233 among his people;^H5971 for I am the LORD^H3068 who sanctifies^H6942 him.’”

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Lev 21:16 - Then the LORD^H3068 spoke^H1696 to Moses,^H4872 saying,^H559

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Lev 21:17 - “Speak^H1696 to Aaron,^H175 saying,^H559 ‘No^H3808 man^H376 of your [fn]offspring^H2233 throughout their generations^H1755 who^H834 has^H1961 a defect^H3971 shall approach^H7126 to offer^H7126 the food^H3899 of his God.^H430

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Lev 21:18 - ‘For no^H3808^H3605 one^H376 who^H834 has a defect^H3971 shall approach:^H7126 a blind^H5787 man,^H376 or^H176 a lame^H6455 man,^H6455 or^H176 he who has a [fn]disfigured^H2763 face, or^H176 any deformed^H8311 limb,

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Lev 21:19 - or^H176 a man^H376 who^H834 has^H1961 a broken^H7667 foot^H7272 or^H176 broken^H7667 hand,^H3027

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Lev 21:20 - or^H176 a hunchback^H1384 or^H176 a dwarf,^H1851 or^H176 one who has a [fn]defect^H8400 in his eye^H5869 or^H176 eczema^H1618 or^H176 scabs^H3217 or^H176 crushed^H4790 testicles.^H810

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Lev 21:21 - ‘No^H3808^H3605 man^H376 among^H4480 the [fn]descendants^H2233 of Aaron^H175 the priest^H3548 who^H834 has a defect^H3971 is to come^H5066 near^H5066 to offer^H7126 the LORD’S^H3068 offerings^H801 by fire;^H801 since he has a defect,^H3971 he shall not come^H5066 near^H5066 to offer^H7126 the food^H3899 of his God.^H430

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Lev 21:22 - ‘He may eat^H398 the food^H3899 of his God,^H430 both of the most^H6944 holy^H6944 and of the holy,^H6944

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Lev 21:23 - only^H389 he shall not go^H935 in to the veil^H6532 or come^H5066 near^H5066 the altar^H4196 because^H3588 he has a defect,^H3971 so that he will not profane^H2490 My sanctuaries.^H4720 For I am the LORD^H3068 who sanctifies^H6942 them.’”

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Lev 21:24 - So Moses^H4872 spoke^H1696 to Aaron^H175 and to his sons^H1121 and to all^H3605 the sons^H1121 of Israel.^H3478

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(21:3)

Or, whom no man has had

(21:4)

Literally: husband among

(21:6)

Literally: of

(21:10)

Literally: whose hand has been filled

(21:10)

Literally: unbind

(21:14)

Literally: take as wife

Literally: seed

Literally: seed

Literally: slit

Literally: obscurity

(21:21)

Literally: seed

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Leviticus 21
NASB95
– New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB95)