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Leviticus 21:8-10
New English Translation
Leviticus 21:8-10
New English Translation
8 You must sanctify him because he presents the food of your God. He must be holy to you because I, the Lord who sanctifies you all,[a] am holy. 9 If a daughter of a priest profanes herself by engaging in prostitution, she is profaning her father. She must be burned to death.[b]
Rules for the High Priest
10 “‘The high[c] priest—who is greater than his brothers, and on whose head the anointing oil is poured, and who has been ordained[d] to wear the priestly garments—must neither dishevel the hair of his head nor tear his garments.[e]
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- Leviticus 21:8 tn The three previous second person references in this verse are all singular, but this reference is plural. By adding “all” this grammatical distinction is preserved in the translation.
- Leviticus 21:9 tn See the note on “burned to death” in 20:14.
- Leviticus 21:10 tn The adjective “high” has been supplied in the translation for clarity, as in many English versions.
- Leviticus 21:10 tn Heb “and he has filled his hand.” For this expression see the note on Lev 8:33.
- Leviticus 21:10 tn Regarding these signs of mourning see the note on Lev 10:6. His head had been anointed (v. 10a) so it must not be unkempt (v. 10b), and his garments were special priestly garments (v. 10a) so he must not tear them (v. 10b). In the translation “garments” has been employed rather than “clothes” to suggest that the special priestly garments are referred to here; cf. NRSV “nor tear his vestments.”
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