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For the priest is a leader among his people, and he may not ceremonially defile himself as an ordinary person can.

“The priests shall not clip bald spots in their hair or beards, nor cut their flesh. They shall be holy unto their God and shall not dishonor and profane his name; otherwise they will be unfit to make food offerings by fire to the Lord their God.

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He must not make himself unclean for people related to him by marriage,[a] and so defile himself.

“‘Priests must not shave(A) their heads or shave off the edges of their beards(B) or cut their bodies.(C) 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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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 21:4 Or unclean as a leader among his people