
Lev 21:1 And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people:
There shall none be defiled for the dead
Lev 21:6 They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God: for the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and the bread of their God, they do offer: therefore they shall be holy.
holy unto their God
therefore they shall be holy
Lev 21:8 Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto thee: for I the LORD, which sanctify you, am holy.
Thou shalt sanctify him
Verse 8 illustrates the O.T. holiness or sanctification—a person set apart for the service of God.
sanctify…holy
Hebrew qodesh. Scofield Genesis 2:3, note.
Lev 21:10 And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes;
not uncover his head
Lev 21:11 Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;
Neither shall he go in to any dead body
Lev 21:12 Neither 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 the LORD.
the crown of the anointing oil
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