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A priest's daughter must not have sex with men who pay her. That would make her unclean. She would take away her father's honour. If she does not obey, you must burn her in a fire.

10 They have poured special oil on the leader of the priests' head to show that he is greater than his brothers. He must wear special clothes. He must comb his hair. He must not tear his clothes. 11 He must not go into a room where there is a dead body. Even if it is the body of his parent, he must not go in. It will make him unclean.

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“‘If a priest’s daughter defiles herself by becoming a prostitute, she disgraces her father; she must be burned in the fire.(A)

10 “‘The high priest, the one among his brothers who has had the anointing oil poured on his head(B) and who has been ordained to wear the priestly garments,(C) must not let his hair become unkempt[a] or tear his clothes.(D) 11 He must not enter a place where there is a dead body.(E) He must not make himself unclean,(F) even for his father or mother,(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 21:10 Or not uncover his head