Leviticus 21

1And Jehovah said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none defile himself for the dead among his people;

1And the Lord said to Moses, Say to the priests, the sons of Aaron, Let no man make himself unclean for the dead among his people;

1And Jehovah said to Moses, Speak unto the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none make himself unclean for a dead person among his peoples,

2except for his kin, that is near unto him, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother,

2But only for his near relations, for his mother or his father, his son or his daughter, and his brother;

2except for his immediate relation, who is near unto him — for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother;

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

3And for his sister, a virgin, for she is his near relation and has had no husband, he may make himself unclean.

3and for his sister, a virgin, that is near unto him, who hath had no husband, for her may he make himself unclean.

4He shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.

4But let him, being a chief among his people, not make himself unclean in such a way as to put shame on himself.

4He shall not make himself unclean [who is] a chief among his peoples, to profane himself.

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.

5They are not to have their hair cut off for the dead, or the hair on their chins cut short, or make cuts in their flesh.

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

6They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God; for the offerings of Jehovah made by fire, the bread of their God, they do offer: therefore they shall be holy.

6Let them be holy to their God and not make the name of their God common; for the fire offerings of the Lord and the bread of their God are offered by them, and they are to be holy.

6They shall be holy unto theirGod, and not profane the name of theirGod; for they present Jehovah's offerings by fire, the bread of theirGod; therefore shall they be holy.

7They shall not take a woman that is a harlot, or profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he is holy unto his God.

7They may not take as wife a loose or common woman, or one who has been put away by her husband: for the priest is holy to his God.

7They shall not take as wife a whore, or a dishonoured woman; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband; for he is holy unto hisGod.

8Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto thee; for I Jehovah, who sanctify you, am holy.

8And he is to be holy in your eyes, for by him the bread of your God is offered; he is to be holy in your eyes, for I the Lord, who make you holy, am holy.

8And thou shalt hallow him; for the bread of thyGod doth he present: he shall be holy unto thee; for I, Jehovah, who hallow you am holy.

9And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the harlot, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire.

9And if the daughter of a priest makes herself common and by her loose behaviour puts shame on her father, let her be burned with fire.

9And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burned with fire.

10And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil is poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not let the hair of his head go loose, nor rend his clothes;

10And he who is the chief priest among his brothers, on whose head the holy oil has been put, who is marked out to put on the holy robes, may not let his hair go loose or have his clothing out of order as a sign of sorrow.

10And the high priest among his brethren, on whose head the anointing oil was poured, and who is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend his garments.

11neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;

11He may not go near any dead body or make himself unclean for his father or his mother;

11Neither shall he come near any person dead, nor make himself unclean for his father and for his mother;

12neither 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 Jehovah.

12He may not go out of the holy place or make the holy place of his God common; for the crown of the holy oil of his God is on him: I am the Lord.

12neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of hisGod; for the consecration of the anointing oil of hisGod is upon him: I am Jehovah.

13And he shall take a wife in her virginity.

13And let him take as his wife one who has not had relations with a man.

13And he shall take a wife in her virginity.

14A widow, or one divorced, or a profane woman, a harlot, these shall he not take: but a virgin of his own people shall he take to wife.

14A widow, or one whose husband has put her away, or a common woman of loose behaviour, may not be the wife of a priest; but let him take a virgin from among his people.

14A widow, or a divorced woman, or a dishonoured one, a harlot, these shall he not take; but he shall take as wife a virgin from among his peoples.

15And he shall not profane his seed among his people: for I am Jehovah who sanctifieth him.

15And he may not make his seed unclean among his people, for I the Lord have made him holy.

15And he shall not profane his seed among his peoples; for I am Jehovah who do hallow him.

16And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

16And the Lord said to Moses,

16And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

17Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of thy seed throughout their generations that hath a blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God.

17Say to Aaron, If a man of your family, in any generation, is damaged in body, let him not come near to make the offering of the bread of his God.

17Speak unto Aaron, saying, Any of thy seed throughout their generations that hath any defect, shall not approach to present the bread of hisGod;

18For 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 anything superfluous,

18For any man whose body is damaged may not come near: one who is blind, or has not the use of his legs, or one who has a broken nose or any unnatural growth,

18for whatever man hath a defect, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or one limb longer than the other,

19or a man that is broken-footed, or broken-handed,

19Or a man with broken feet or hands,

19or a man that is broken-footed, or broken-handed,

20or crook-backed, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or is scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken;

20Or one whose back is bent, or one who is unnaturally small, or one who has a damaged eye, or whose skin is diseased, or whose sex parts are damaged;

20or hump-backed, or withered, or that hath a spot in his eye, or hath the itch, or scabs, or his testicles broken.

21no man of the seed of Aaron the priest, that hath a blemish, shall come nigh to offer the offerings of Jehovah made by fire: he hath a blemish; he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God.

21No man of the offspring of Aaron whose body is damaged in any way may come near to give the fire offerings of the Lord: he is damaged, he may not come near to make the offerings.

21No man of the seed of Aaron the priest that hath defect shall come near to present Jehovah's offerings by fire: he hath a defect; he shall not come near to present the bread of hisGod.

22He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy:

22He may take of the bread of God, the holy and the most holy;

22The bread of hisGod, of the most holy and of the holy, shall he eat;

23only 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 am Jehovah who sanctifieth them.

23But he may not go inside the veil or come near the altar, because he is damaged; and he may not make my holy places common; for I the Lord have made them holy.

23only he shall not come in unto the veil, nor shall he draw near unto the altar; for he hath a defect: that he profane not my sanctuaries; for I am Jehovah who do hallow them.

24So Moses spake unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel.

24These are the words which Moses said to Aaron and to his sons and to all the children of Israel.

24And Moses told it to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel.