Verse 5
Leviticus 21:5
World English Bible, British Edition
5
“‘They shall not shave their heads or shave off the corners of
their beards or make any cuttings in their flesh.
Original Language Text
hebrew
לֹֽא יקרחה יִקְרְח֤וּ קָרְחָה֙ בְּ/רֹאשָׁ֔/ם וּ/פְאַ֥ת זְקָנָ֖/ם לֹ֣א יְגַלֵּ֑חוּ וּ/בִ֨/בְשָׂרָ֔/ם לֹ֥א יִשְׂרְט֖וּ שָׂרָֽטֶת
English Translation
They shall not make baldness upon their heads, nor shall they shave off the edge of their beards, and they shall not cut any cuts in their flesh.
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Chapter 21 Context
1
The LORD said to Moses, “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say
to them, ‘A priest shall n...
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2
except for his relatives that are near to him: for his mother, for his
father, for his son, for his...
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3
and for his virgin sister who is near to him, who has had no husband;
for her he may defile himself.
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4
He shall not defile himself, being a chief man amongst his people, to
profane himself.
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5
“‘They shall not shave their heads or shave off the corners of
their beards or make any cuttings in...
6
They shall be holy to their God (Elohim), and not profane the name of their God (Elohim),
for they o...
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7
“‘They shall not marry a woman who is a prostitute, or profane.
A priest shall not marry a woman div...
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8
Therefore you shall sanctify him, for he offers the bread of your God (Elohim).
He shall be holy to...
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9
“‘The daughter of any priest, if she profanes herself by playing
the prostitute, she profanes her fa...
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10
“‘He who is the high priest amongst his brothers, upon whose
head the anointing oil is poured, and w...
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11
He must not go in to any dead body, or defile himself for his father
or for his mother.
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12
He shall not go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of
his God (Elohim); for the crown o...
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13
“‘He shall take a wife in her virginity.
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14
He shall not marry a widow, or one divorced, or a woman who has been
defiled, or a prostitute. He sh...
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15
He shall not profane his offspring amongst his people, for I am the
LORD who sanctifies him.’”
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16
The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
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17
“Say to Aaron, ‘None of your offspring throughout their generations
who has a defect may approach to...
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18
For whatever man he is that has a defect, he shall not draw near: a
blind man, or a lame, or he who...
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19
or a man who has an injured foot, or an injured hand,
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20
or hunchbacked, or a dwarf, or one who has a defect in his eye, or
an itching disease, or scabs, or...
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21
No man of the offspring of Aaron the priest who has a defect shall
come near to offer the offerings...
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22
He shall eat the bread of his God (Elohim), both of the most holy, and of the
holy.
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23
He shall not come near to the veil, nor come near to the altar, because
he has a defect; that he may...
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24
So Moses spoke to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children
of Israel.
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