Leviticus 21:9-11
Living Bible
9 The daughter of any priest who becomes a prostitute, thus violating her father’s holiness as well as her own, shall be burned alive.
10 “The High Priest—anointed with the special anointing oil and wearing the special garments—must not let his hair hang loose in mourning, nor tear his clothing, 11 nor be in the presence of any dead person—not even his father or mother.[a]
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- Leviticus 21:11 not even his father or mother. Note this rule applied to the High Priest, while the contrary instructions in v. 1 applied to ordinary priests.
Leviticus 21:9-11
New International Version
9 “‘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)
Footnotes
- Leviticus 21:10 Or not uncover his head
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