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“ ‘Suppose a priest’s daughter makes herself “unclean” by becoming a prostitute. Then she brings shame on her father. She must be burned to death.

10 “ ‘The high priest is the one among his brothers whose head has been anointed with olive oil. He has been appointed to wear the priest’s clothes. When someone dies, the high priest must not let his own hair hang loose. He must not tear his clothes to show how sad he is. 11 He must not enter a place where there is a dead body. He must not make himself “unclean,” even if his father or mother dies.

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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