Then the LORD said
to Moses
, "Speak
to the priests
, the sons
of Aaron
, and say
to them:
` aNo one shall defile
himself for a dead person
among his people
,
aexcept for his relatives
who are nearest
to him, his mother
and his father
and his son
and his daughter
and his brother
,
also for his virgin sister
, who is near
to him 1because
she has
had
no
husband
; for her he may defile
himself.
`He shall not defile himself as a 1relative
by marriage
among his people
, and so profane
himself.
` aThey shall not make any baldness
on their heads
, bnor
shave
off
the edges
of their beards
, cnor
make
any cuts
in their flesh
.
`They shall be holy to their God
and anot profane
the name
of their God
, for they present
the offerings
by fire
1to the LORD
, bthe food
of their God
; so they shall be holy
.
` aThey shall not take a woman
who is profaned
by harlotry
, nor
shall they take
a woman
divorced
from her husband
; for he is holy
to his God
.
`You shall consecrate him, therefore, for he offers
athe food
of your God
; he shall be holy
to you; for I the LORD
, who sanctifies
you, am holy
.
` aAlso the daughter of any
priest
, if
she profanes
herself by harlotry
, she profanes
her father
; she shall be burned
with fire
.
`The priest who is the highest
among
his brothers
, on whose
head
the anointing
oil
has been poured
and 1who has been consecrated
to wear
the garments
, ashall not 2uncover
his head
nor
tear
his clothes
;
anor shall he approach
any
dead
person
, nor
defile
himself even for his father
or his mother
;
anor shall he go
out of the sanctuary
nor
profane
the sanctuary
of his God
, for bthe consecration
of the anointing
oil
of his God
is on him; I am the LORD
.
`He shall take a wife
in her virginity
.
` aA widow, or a divorced
woman, or one who is profaned
by harlotry
, these
he may not take
; but rather
he is to 1marry
a virgin
of his own people
,
so that he will not profane his 1offspring
among his people
; for I am the LORD
who sanctifies
him.' "
Then the LORD spoke
to Moses
, saying
,
"Speak to Aaron
, saying
, `No
man
of your 1offspring
throughout their generations
who
has
a defect
shall approach
to offer
the afood
of his God
.
` aFor no one
who
has a defect
shall approach
: a blind
man
, or
a lame
man
, or
he who has a 1 adisfigured
face, or
any deformed
limb,
or a man
who
has
a broken
foot
or
broken
hand
,
or a hunchback
or
a dwarf
, or
one who has a 1defect
in his eye
or
eczema
or
scabs
or
acrushed
testicles
.
`No man
among
the 1descendants
of Aaron
the priest
who
has a defect
is to come
near
to offer
the LORD'S
offerings
by fire
; since he has a defect
, he shall not come
near
to offer
athe food
of his God
.
`He may eat athe food
of his God
, both of the most
holy
and of the holy
,
only he shall not go
in to the veil
or come
near
the altar
because
he has a defect
, so that he will not profane
My sanctuaries
. For I am the LORD
who sanctifies
them.' "
So Moses spoke
to Aaron
and to his sons
and to all
the sons
of Israel
.