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The Holiness of the Priests

1The Lord said to Moses: “Speak to Aaron’s sons, the priests, and tell them: A priest is not to make himself ceremonially unclean for a dead person among his relatives, Nm 5:2-3; 6:6; 19:11-13; 31:19; Ezk 44:25

2except for his immediate family: his mother, father, son, daughter, or brother.

3He may make himself unclean for his young unmarried sister in his immediate family.

4He is not to make himself unclean for those related to him by marriage Lit unclean a husband among his people and so defile himself.

5“Priests may not make bald spots on their heads, shave the edge of their beards, or make gashes on their bodies. Lv 19:27-28

6They are to be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God. Ex 20:7; Lv 20:3; Jn 10:25 For they present the fire offerings to Yahweh, the food of their God, and they must be holy.

7They are not to marry a woman defiled by prostitution. Or a prostitute or a defiled woman Gn 34:31 They are not to marry one divorced Dt 22:19,29; 24:1,3; Mal 2:16; Mt 1:19; 5:31-32; 19:3-9 by her husband, for the priest is holy to his God.

8You are to consider him holy since he presents the food of your God. He will be holy to you because I, Yahweh who sets you apart, am holy.

9If a priest’s daughter defiles herself by promiscuity, Or prostitution Dt 22:21 she defiles her father; she must be burned up. Gn 38:24; Lv 20:14; Jdg 15:6; Rv 17:16

10“The priest who is highest among his brothers, who has had the anointing oil poured on his head and has been ordained Lit and one has filled his hand to wear the garments, must not dishevel his hair Or not uncover his head or tear his garments. Lv 10:6; Ezk 44:20; Mk 14:63

11He must not go near any dead person or make himself unclean even for his father or mother. Ezk 44:25

12He must not leave the sanctuary or he will desecrate the sanctuary of his God, for the consecration of the anointing oil of his God is on him; Lv 10:7 I am Yahweh.

13“He is to marry a woman who is a virgin.

14He is not to marry a widow, Ex 22:22 a divorced woman, Lv 21:7; 22:13; Nm 30:10; Ezk 44:22 or one defiled by prostitution. He is to marry a virgin from his own people,

15so that he does not corrupt his bloodline Lit not profane his seed among his people, for I am Yahweh who sets him apart.”

Physical Defects and Priests

16The Lord spoke to Moses:

17“Tell Aaron: None of your descendants throughout your generations who has a physical defect Nm 19:2 is to come near to present the food Lv 3:11 of his God.

18No man who has any defect is to come near: no man who is blind, lame, facially disfigured, or deformed;

19no man who has a broken foot or hand,

20or who is a hunchback or a dwarf, Or or emaciated Gn 41:3-4,6-7,23-24; Ex 16:14; Lv 13:30; 16:12; 1Kg 19:12; Is 29:5; 40:15,22 or who has an eye defect, a festering rash, scabs, Lv 22:22 or a crushed testicle. Lv 22:24; Dt 23:1

21No descendant of Aaron the priest who has a defect is to come near to present the fire offerings to the Lord. He has a defect and is not to come near to present the food of his God.

22He may eat the food of his God from what is especially holy as well as from what is holy.

23But because he has a defect, he must not go near the curtain Mk 15:38; Heb 6:19 or approach the altar. He is not to desecrate My sanctuaries, for I am Yahweh who sets them apart.” Ex 31:13; Lv 20:8; 21:8,15; 22:9,16,32; Ezk 20:12

24Moses said this to Aaron and his sons and to all the Israelites.