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
:
But for his kin, that 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
,
And for his sister a virgin
, that is nigh
unto him, which hath had no husband
; for her may he be defiled
.
But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man
among his people
, to profane
himself.
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
.
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
.
They shall not take a wife
that is a whore
, or profane
; neither shall they take
a woman
put away
from her husband
: for he is holy
unto his God
.
Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth
the bread
of thy God
: he shall be holy
unto thee: for I the LORD
, which sanctify
you, am holy
.
And the daughter of any
priest
, if she profane
herself by playing the whore
, she profaneth
her father
: she shall be burnt
with fire
.
And he that is the high priest
among his brethren
, upon whose head
the anointing
oil
was poured
, and that is consecrated
to put
on the garments
, shall not uncover
his head
, nor rend
his clothes
;
Neither shall he go in to any dead
body
, nor defile
himself for his father
, or for his mother
;
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
.
And he shall take a wife
in her virginity
.
A widow, or a divorced woman
, or profane
, or an harlot
, these shall he not take
: but he shall take
a virgin
of his own people
to wife
.
Neither shall he profane his seed
among his people
: for I the LORD
do sanctify
him.
And the LORD spake
unto Moses
, saying
,
Speak unto Aaron
, saying
, Whosoever
he be of thy seed
in their generations
that hath any blemish
, let him not approach
to offer
the bread
of his God
.
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
,
Or a man that is brokenfooted
, or brokenhanded
,
Or crookbackt, or a dwarf
, or that hath a blemish
in his eye
, or be scurvy
, or scabbed
, or hath his stones
broken
;
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
.
He shall eat the bread
of his God
, both of the most
holy
, and of the holy
.
Only he shall not go in unto the vail
, nor come nigh
unto the altar
, because he hath a blemish
; that he profane
not my sanctuaries
: for I the LORD
do sanctify
them.
And Moses told
it unto Aaron
, and to his sons
, and unto all the children
of Israel
.