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Leviticus 21:4-6
New Catholic Bible
Leviticus 21:4-6
New Catholic Bible
4 But he is not to become unclean for people related by marriage, becoming unclean for them.
5 “ ‘Priests must not shave their heads bald nor trim their beards nor shall they cut their flesh.[a] 6 They shall be holy to their God, and they are not to profane the name of their God, for they present offerings made by fire to the Lord, the food of their God. Therefore, they will be holy.
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- Leviticus 21:5 Cut their flesh: the pagan custom of defiling their body as a sign of mourning was not to be tolerated among the priests.
Leviticus 21:4-6
New International Version
Leviticus 21:4-6
New International Version
4 He must not make himself unclean for people related to him by marriage,[a] and so defile himself.
5 “‘Priests must not shave(A) their heads or shave off the edges of their beards(B) or cut their bodies.(C) 6 They must be holy to their God(D) and must not profane the name of their God.(E) Because they present the food offerings to the Lord,(F) the food of their God,(G) they are to be holy.(H)
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- Leviticus 21:4 Or unclean as a leader among his people
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