Leviticus 21
21st Century King James Version
21 And the Lord said unto Moses, “Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them: ‘There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people,
2 except for his kin who is near unto him, that is: for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother,
3 and for his sister, a virgin who is nigh unto him, who hath had no husband; for her may he be defiled.
4 But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
5 They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard nor make any cuttings in their flesh.
6 They shall be holy unto their God and not profane the name of their God, for the offerings of the Lord made by fire and the bread of their God they do offer; therefore they shall be holy.
7 They shall not take a wife who is a whore or profane, neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband; for he is holy unto his God.
8 Thou shalt sanctify him therefore, for he offereth the bread of thy God. He shall be holy unto thee; for I the Lord, who sanctify you, am holy.
9 And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father. She shall be burned with fire.
10 “‘And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured and who is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head nor rend his clothes;
11 neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father or for his mother;
12 neither shall he go out of the sanctuary nor profane the sanctuary of his God, for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am the Lord.
13 And he shall take a wife in her virginity.
14 A widow or a divorced woman or profane or a harlot, these shall he not take; but he shall take a virgin of his own people for a wife.
15 Neither shall he profane his seed among his people, for I the Lord do sanctify him.’”
16 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying,
17 “Speak unto Aaron, saying, ‘Whosoever he be of thy seed in their generations who hath any blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God.
18 For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or any thing superfluous,
19 or a man who is brokenfooted, or brokenhanded,
20 or crookbacked, or a dwarf, or who hath a blemish in his eye, or hath scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken—
21 no man that hath a blemish of the seed of Aaron the priest shall come nigh to offer the offerings of the Lord made by fire. He hath a blemish: he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God.
22 He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy and of the holy.
23 Only he shall not go in unto the veil nor come nigh unto the altar, because he hath a blemish, that he profane not My sanctuaries; for I the Lord do sanctify them.’”
24 And Moses told it unto Aaron and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel.
Leviticus 21
Revised Geneva Translation
21 And the LORD said to Moses, “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them, ‘Let no one be defiled by the dead among his people,
2 ‘except for his kinsman who are near to him: his mother or his father or his son or his daughter or his brother
3 ‘or his virgin sister who is near to him and who had not had a husband. For her he may lament.
4 ‘He shall not lament for the Prince among his people, to pollute himself.
5 ‘They shall not make bald places upon their head, nor shave off the locks of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.
6 ‘They shall be holy to their God and not pollute the Name of their God. For the sacrifices of the LORD, made by fire, and the bread of their God they offer. Therefore, they shall be holy.
7 ‘They shall not take a whore to wife, or one polluted. Nor shall they marry a woman divorced from her husband. For such a one is holy to his God.
8 ‘Therefore, you shall sanctify him. For he offers the bread of your God. He shall be holy to you. For I, the LORD, Who sanctifies you, am Holy.
9 ‘If a priest’s daughter falls to play the whore, she pollutes her father. She shall be burnt with fire.
10 ‘Also, the High Priest among his brothers (upon whose head the anointing oil was poured, and who is consecrated to put on the garments) shall neither uncover his head nor tear his clothes.
11 ‘Nor shall he go near any dead body, nor make himself unclean by his father or by his mother.
12 ‘Nor shall he go out of the Sanctuary, nor pollute the Holy Place of his God. For the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him. I am the LORD.
13 ‘Also, he shall take a virgin for his wife.
14 ‘A widow, or a divorced woman, or a polluted woman, or a harlot, these he shall not marry. But he shall take a virgin of his own people for a wife.
15 ‘Nor shall he defile his seed among his people. For I am the LORD, Who sanctifies him.’”
16 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
17 “Speak to Aaron, and say, ‘Whoever of your seed, in their generations, has any blemishes, shall not approach to offer the bread of his God.
18 ‘For whoever has any blemish shall not come near: a man blind or lame, or that has a flat nose, or that has anything misshapen,
19 ‘or a man who has a broken foot or a broken hand,
20 ‘or is crookbacked, or bleary-eyed, or has a blemish in his eye, or is scurvy, or scabbed, or is a eunuch.
21 ‘None of the seed of Aaron the Priest who has a blemish shall come near to offer the sacrifices of the LORD made by fire. He has a blemish. He shall not approach to offer the bread of his God.
22 ‘The bread of his God, of the Most Holy and of the Holy, he shall eat.
23 ‘But he shall not go in to the Veil, nor come near the Altar, because he has a blemish. He pollutes My Sanctuaries. For I am the LORD, Who sanctifies them.’”
24 Thus spoke Moses to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel.
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