Thematic Bible
Leviticus 21:1 (show verse)
And the LORD said unto Moses, "Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron and say unto them, 'A priest shall defile himself at the death of none of his people,
Leviticus 21:2 (show verse)
but upon his kin that is nigh unto him: as his mother, father, son, daughter and brother:
Leviticus 21:3 (show verse)
and on his sister as long as she is a maid and dwelleth nigh him and was never given to man: on her he may defile himself.
Leviticus 21:4 (show verse)
But he shall not make himself unclean upon a ruler of his people to pollute himself withal.
Leviticus 21:5 (show verse)
They shall make them no baldness upon their heads or shave off the locks of their beards, nor make any marks in their flesh.
Leviticus 21:6 (show verse)
They shall be holy unto their God, and not pollute the name of their God, for the sacrifices of the LORD and the bread of their God they do offer: therefore they must be holy.
Leviticus 21:7 (show verse)
"'They shall take no wife that is an whore, or polluted, or put from her husband: for a priest is holy unto his God.
Leviticus 21:8 (show verse)
Sanctify him therefore, for he offereth up the bread of God: he shall therefore be holy unto thee, for I the LORD which sanctify you, am holy.
Leviticus 21:9 (show verse)
If a priest's daughter fall to play the whore, she polluteth her father: therefore she shall be burnt with fire.
Leviticus 21:10 (show verse)
He that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured and whose hand was filled to put on the vestments, shall not uncover his head nor rent his clothes,
Leviticus 21:11 (show verse)
neither shall go to any dead body nor make himself unclean: no not on his father or mother,
Leviticus 21:12 (show verse)
neither shall go out of the sanctuary, that he pollute not the holy place of his God, for the crown of the anointing oil of God, is upon him. I am the LORD.
Leviticus 21:13 (show verse)
"'He shall take a maiden unto his wife:
Leviticus 21:14 (show verse)
but no widow nor divorced nor polluted whore. But he shall take a maiden of his own people to wife,
Leviticus 21:15 (show verse)
that he defile not his seed upon his people. For I am the LORD which sanctify him.'"
Leviticus 21:16 (show verse)
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
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Leviticus 21:17 (show verse)
"Speak unto Aaron and say, 'No man of thy seed in their generations that hath any deformity upon him, shall preace for to offer the bread of his God:
Leviticus 21:18 (show verse)
For none that hath any blemish shall come near: whether he be blind, lame, snoutnosed, or that hath any monstrous member,
Leviticus 21:19 (show verse)
or broken footed, or broken handed,
Leviticus 21:20 (show verse)
or crook backed, or perleyed, or goggle eyed, or mangy or skald, or hath his stones broken.
Leviticus 21:21 (show verse)
No man that is deformed of the seed of Aaron the priest, shall come nigh to offer the sacrifices of the LORD. If he have a deformity, he shall not preace to offer the bread of his God.
Leviticus 21:22 (show verse)
Notwithstanding, he shall eat of the bread of his God: even as well of the most holy, as of the holy:
Leviticus 21:23 (show verse)
but shall not go in unto the veil nor come nigh the altar, because he is deformed, that he pollute not my sanctuary, for I am the LORD that sanctify them.'"
Leviticus 21:24 (show verse)
And Moses told it unto Aaron and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel.
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