Leviticus 21:1-8

New American Standard Bible

Regulations concerning Priests

21 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them:

‘^(A)No one shall defile himself for a dead person among his people, ²^(B)except for his relatives who are nearest to him, his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, and his brother, ³also for his virgin sister who is near to him ^[a]because she has not had a husband; for her, he may defile himself. ⁴He shall not defile himself as a ^[b]relative by marriage among his people, so as to profane himself. ⁵^(C)They shall not shave any area on their heads bald, ^(D)nor shave off the edges of their beards, ^(E)nor make any cuts in their flesh. ⁶They shall be holy to their God and ^(F)not profane the name of their God, because they present the offerings by fire ^[c]to the Lord, ^(G)the food of their God; so they shall be holy. ⁷^(H)They shall not take a woman who is a prostitute and ^[d]profaned, nor shall they take a woman divorced from her husband; for he is holy to his God. ⁸You shall consecrate him, therefore, because he offers ^(I)the food of your God. He shall be holy to you; for I the Lord, who sanctifies you, am holy.