1 And the LORD * h3068 said * h559 h8799 unto Moses * h4872, Speak * h559 h8798 unto the priests * h3548 the sons * h1121 of Aaron * h175, and say * h559 h8804 unto them, There shall none be defiled * h2930 h8691 for the dead * h5315 among his people * h5971:
2 But for his kin * h7607, that is near * h7138 unto him, that is , for his mother * h517, and for his father * h1, and for his son * h1121, and for his daughter * h1323, and for his brother * h251,
3 And for his sister * h269 a virgin * h1330, that is nigh * h7138 unto him, which hath had no husband * h376; for her may he be defiled * h2930 h8691.
4 But he shall not defile * h2930 h8691 himself, being a chief man * h1167 among his people * h5971, to profane * h2490 h8736 himself. he...: or, being an husband among his people, he shall not defile himself for his wife, etc
5 They shall not make * h7139 h8799 baldness * h7144 upon their head * h7218, neither shall they shave off * h1548 h8762 the corner * h6285 of their beard * h2206, nor make * h8295 h8799 any cuttings * h8296 in their flesh * h1320.
6 They shall be holy * h6944 unto their God * h430, and not profane * h2490 h8762 the name * h8034 of their God * h430: for the offerings * h801 of the LORD * h3068 made by fire * h801, and the bread * h3899 of their God * h430, they do offer * h7126 h8688: therefore they shall be holy * h6918.
7 They shall not take * h3947 h8799 a wife * h802 that is a whore * h2181 h8802, or profane * h2491; neither shall they take * h3947 h8799 a woman * h802 put away * h1644 h8803 from her husband * h376: for he is holy * h6918 unto his God * h430.
8 Thou shalt sanctify * h6942 h8765 him therefore; for he offereth * h7126 h8688 the bread * h3899 of thy God * h430: he shall be holy * h6918 unto thee: for I the LORD * h3068, which sanctify * h6942 h8764 you, am holy * h6918.
9 And the daughter * h1323 of any * h376 priest * h3548, if she profane * h2490 h8735 herself by playing the whore * h2181 h8800, she profaneth * h2490 h8764 her father * h1: she shall be burnt * h8313 h8735 with fire * h784.
10 And he that is the high * h1419 priest * h3548 among his brethren * h251, upon whose head * h7218 the anointing * h4888 oil * h8081 was poured * h3332 h8714, and that is consecrated * h4390 h8765 * h3027 to put * h3847 h8800 on the garments * h899, shall not uncover * h6544 h8799 his head * h7218, nor rend * h6533 h8799 his clothes * h899;
11 Neither shall he go in * h935 h8799 to any dead * h4191 h8801 body * h5315, nor defile * h2930 h8691 himself for his father * h1, or for his mother * h517;
12 Neither shall he go out * h3318 h8799 of the sanctuary * h4720, nor profane * h2490 h8762 the sanctuary * h4720 of his God * h430; for the crown * h5145 of the anointing * h4888 oil * h8081 of his God * h430 is upon him: I am the LORD * h3068.
13 And he shall take * h3947 h8799 a wife * h802 in her virginity * h1331.
14 A widow * h490, or a divorced woman * h1644 h8803, or profane * h2491, or an harlot * h2181 h8802, these shall he not take * h3947 h8799: but he shall take * h3947 h8799 a virgin * h1330 of his own people * h5971 to wife * h802.
15 Neither shall he profane * h2490 h8762 his seed * h2233 among his people * h5971: for I the LORD * h3068 do sanctify * h6942 h8764 him.
16 And the LORD * h3068 spake * h1696 h8762 unto Moses * h4872, saying * h559 h8800,
17 Speak * h1696 h8761 unto Aaron * h175, saying * h559 h8800, Whosoever * h376 he be of thy seed * h2233 in their generations * h1755 that hath any blemish * h3971, let him not approach * h7126 h8799 to offer * h7126 h8687 the bread * h3899 of his God * h430. bread: or, food
18 For whatsoever man * h376 he be that hath a blemish * h3971, he shall not approach * h7126 h8799: a blind * h5787 man * h376, or a lame * h6455, or he that hath a flat nose * h2763 h8803, or any thing superfluous * h8311 h8803,
19 Or a man * h376 that is brokenfooted * h7667 * h7272, or brokenhanded * h7667 * h3027,
20 Or crookbackt * h1384, or a dwarf * h1851, or that hath a blemish * h8400 in his eye * h5869, or be scurvy * h1618, or scabbed * h3217, or hath his stones * h810 broken * h4790; a dwarf: or, too slender
21 No man * h376 that hath a blemish * h3971 of the seed * h2233 of Aaron * h175 the priest * h3548 shall come nigh * h5066 h8799 to offer * h7126 h8687 the offerings * h801 of the LORD * h3068 made by fire * h801: he hath a blemish * h3971; he shall not come nigh * h5066 h8799 to offer * h7126 h8687 the bread * h3899 of his God * h430.
22 He shall eat * h398 h8799 the bread * h3899 of his God * h430, both of the most * h6944 holy * h6944, and of the holy * h6944.
23 Only he shall not go in * h935 h8799 unto the vail * h6532, nor come nigh * h5066 h8799 unto the altar * h4196, because he hath a blemish * h3971; that he profane * h2490 h8762 not my sanctuaries * h4720: for I the LORD * h3068 do sanctify * h6942 h8764 them.
24 And Moses * h4872 told * h1696 h8762 it unto Aaron * h175, and to his sons * h1121, and unto all the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478.