Verse 6
Leviticus 21:6
New Living Translation
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They must be set apart as holy to their God (Elohim) and must never bring shame on the name of God (Elohim). They must be holy, for they are the ones who present the special gifts to the LORD, gifts of food for their God (Elohim).
Original Language Text
hebrew
קְדֹשִׁ֤ים יִהְיוּ֙ לֵ/אלֹ֣הֵי/הֶ֔ם וְ/לֹ֣א יְחַלְּל֔וּ שֵׁ֖ם אֱלֹהֵי/הֶ֑ם כִּי֩ אֶת אִשֵּׁ֨י יְהוָ֜ה לֶ֧חֶם אֱלֹהֵי/הֶ֛ם הֵ֥ם מַקְרִיבִ֖ם וְ/הָ֥יוּ קֹֽדֶשׁ
English Translation
They shall be holy to their God and they shall not profane the name of their God, because they offer the food of their God, and they shall be holy.
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Chapter 21 Context
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The LORD said to Moses, “Give the following instructions to the priests, the descendants of Aaron. “...
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The only exceptions are his closest relatives — his mother or father, son or daughter, brother,
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or his virgin sister who depends on him because she has no husband.
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But a priest must not defile himself and make himself unclean for someone who is related to him only...
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“The priests must not shave their heads or trim their beards or cut their bodies.
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They must be set apart as holy to their God (Elohim) and must never bring shame on the name of God (...
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“Priests may not marry a woman defiled by prostitution, and they may not marry a woman who is divorc...
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You must treat them as holy because they offer up food to your God (Elohim). You must consider them...
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“If a priest’s daughter defiles herself by becoming a prostitute, she also defiles her father’s holi...
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“The high priest has the highest rank of all the priests. The anointing oil has been poured on his h...
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He must not defile himself by going near a dead body. He may not make himself ceremonially unclean e...
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He must not defile the sanctuary of his God (Elohim) by leaving it to attend to a dead person, for h...
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“The high priest may marry only a virgin.
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He may not marry a widow, a woman who is divorced, or a woman who has defiled herself by prostitutio...
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so that he will not dishonor his descendants among his clan, for I am the LORD who makes him holy.”
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Then the LORD said to Moses,
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“Give the following instructions to Aaron: In all future generations, none of your descendants who h...
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No one who has a defect qualifies, whether he is blind, lame, disfigured, deformed,
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or has a broken foot or arm,
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or is hunchbacked or dwarfed, or has a defective eye, or skin sores or scabs, or damaged testicles.
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No descendant of Aaron who has a defect may approach the altar to present special gifts to the LORD....
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However, he may eat from the food offered to God (Elohim), including the holy offerings and the most...
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Yet because of his physical defect, he may not enter the room behind the inner curtain or approach t...
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So Moses gave these instructions to Aaron and his sons and to all the Israelites.
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