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Leviticus 21:4-6
New King James Version
Leviticus 21:4-6
New King James Version
4 Otherwise he shall not defile himself, being a [a]chief man among his people, to profane himself.
5 (A)‘They shall not make any bald place on their heads, nor shall they shave the edges of their beards nor make any cuttings in their flesh. 6 They shall be (B)holy to their God and not profane the name of their God, for they offer the offerings of the Lord made by fire, and the (C)bread of their God; (D)therefore they shall be holy.
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- Leviticus 21:4 Lit. master or husband
Leviticus 21:4-6
New International Version
Leviticus 21:4-6
New International Version
4 He must not make himself unclean for people related to him by marriage,[a] and so defile himself.
5 “‘Priests must not shave(A) their heads or shave off the edges of their beards(B) or cut their bodies.(C) 6 They must be holy to their God(D) and must not profane the name of their God.(E) Because they present the food offerings to the Lord,(F) the food of their God,(G) they are to be holy.(H)
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- Leviticus 21:4 Or unclean as a leader among his people
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