Leviticus 21:4

Leviticus chapter 21 · verse 4 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

World English Bible · 2000

He shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.

King James Version · 1611

But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.

American Standard Version · 1901

He shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.

v.3and for his sister a virgin, that is near unto him, that hath had no husband; for her may he defile himself.

v.4This passage

v.5They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Ezekiel 24:16
Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke: yet thou shalt neither mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down.