SinaiLeviticus 21:4
World English Bible
He shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
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Leviticus 21:4 in other translations
He shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
Leviticus 21:4 in context
- 2except for his relatives that are near to him: for his mother, for his father, for his son, for his daughter, for his brother,
- 3and for his virgin sister who is near to him, who has had no husband; for her he may defile himself.
- 4He shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
- 5“ ‘They shall not shave their heads or shave off the corners of their beards or make any cuttings in their flesh.
- 6They shall be holy to their God, and not profane the name of their God, for they offer the offerings of Yahweh made by fire, the bread of their God. Therefore they shall be holy.