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1. The Lord said to Moses, "Tell these things to Aaron's sons, the priests: A priest must not make himself unclean by touching a dead person.
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1. And the LORD H3068 said H559 unto H413 Moses H4872 , Speak H559 unto H413 the priests H3548 the sons H1121 of Aaron H175 , and say H559 unto H413 them , There shall none H3808 be defiled H2930 for the dead H5315 among his people H5971 :
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2. But if the dead person was one of his close relatives, he can touch the dead body. The priest can make himself unclean if the dead person is his mother or father, his son or daughter, his brother or
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2. But H3588 H518 for his kin H7607 , that is near H7138 unto H413 him, that is , for his mother H517 , and for his father H1 , and for his son H1121 , and for his daughter H1323 , and for his brother H251 ,
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3. his unmarried sister. (This sister is close to him because she has no husband. So the priest may make himself unclean for her if she dies.)
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3. And for his sister H269 a virgin H1330 , that is nigh H7138 unto H413 him, which H834 hath had H1961 no H3808 husband H376 ; for her may he be defiled H2930 .
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4. But a priest must not make himself unclean if the dead person was only one of his slaves.
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4. But he shall not H3808 defile himself H2930 , being a chief man H1167 among his people H5971 , to profane himself H2490 .
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5. "Priests must not shave their heads bald. They must not shave off the edges of their beards. They must not make any cuts in their bodies.
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5. They shall not H3808 make H7139 baldness H7144 upon their head H7218 , neither H3808 shall they shave off H1548 the corner H6285 of their beard H2206 , nor H3808 make H8295 any cuttings H8296 in their flesh H1320 .
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6. Priests must be holy for their God. They must show respect for God's name. They offer the bread and special gifts to the Lord, so they must be holy.
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6. They shall be H1961 holy H6918 unto their God H430 , and not H3808 profane H2490 the name H8034 of their God H430 : for H3588 H853 the offerings of the LORD made by fire H801 H3068 , and the bread H3899 of their God H430 , they H1992 do offer H7126 : therefore they shall be H1961 holy H6944 .
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7. "A priest serves God in a special way, so he must not marry a woman who has had sexual relations with any other man. He must not marry a prostitute or a divorced woman.
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7. They shall not H3808 take H3947 a wife H802 that is a whore H2181 , or profane H2491 ; neither H3808 shall they take H3947 a woman H802 put away H1644 from her husband H4480 H376 : for H3588 he H1931 is holy H6918 unto his God H430 .
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8. A priest serves God in a special way. So you must treat him in a special way, because he carries holy things. He brings the holy bread to me, and I am holy. I am the Lord, and I make you holy.
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8. Thou shalt sanctify H6942 him therefore; for H3588 he H1931 offereth H7126 H853 the bread H3899 of thy God H430 : he shall be H1961 holy H6918 unto thee: for H3588 I H589 the LORD H3068 , which sanctify H6942 you, am holy H6918 .
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9. "If a priest's daughter becomes a prostitute, she ruins her reputation and brings shame to her father. She must be burned to death in the fire!
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9. And the daughter H1323 of any H376 priest H3548 , if H3588 she profane herself H2490 by playing the whore H2181 , she H1931 profaneth H2490 H853 her father H1 : she shall be burnt H8313 with fire H784 .
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10. "The high priest was chosen from among his brothers. The anointing oil was poured on his head. In this way he was chosen for the special job of being high priest. He was chosen to wear the special clothes, so he must not do things to show his sadness in public. He must not let his hair grow wild. He must not tear his clothes.
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10. And he that is the high H1419 priest H3548 among his brethren H4480 H251 , upon H5921 whose H834 head H7218 the anointing H4888 oil H8081 was poured H3332 , and that is consecrated H4390 H853 H3027 to put on H3847 H853 the garments H899 , shall not H3808 uncover H6544 H853 his head H7218 , nor H3808 rend H6533 his clothes H899 ;
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11. He must not make himself unclean by touching a dead body. He must not go near a dead body, even if it is his own father or mother.
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11. Neither H3808 shall he go in H935 to H5921 any H3605 dead H4191 body H5315 , nor H3808 defile himself H2930 for his father H1 , or for his mother H517 ;
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12. The high priest must not leave God's holy place, because he might become unclean and then make God's holy place unclean. The anointing oil was poured on the high priest's head. This separated him from the rest of the people. I am the Lord.
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12. Neither H3808 shall he go out H3318 of H4480 the sanctuary H4720 , nor H3808 profane H2490 H853 the sanctuary H4720 of his God H430 ; for H3588 the crown H5145 of the anointing H4888 oil H8081 of his God H430 is upon H5921 him: I H589 am the LORD H3068 .
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13. "The high priest must marry a woman who is a virgin.
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13. And he H1931 shall take H3947 a wife H802 in her virginity H1331 .
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14. He must not marry a woman who has had sexual relations with any man. He must not marry a prostitute, a divorced woman, or a widow. The high priest must marry a virgin from his own people.
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14. A widow H490 , or a divorced woman H1644 , or profane H2491 , or a harlot H2181 , H853 these H428 shall he not H3808 take H3947 : but H3588 H518 he shall take H3947 a virgin H1330 of his own people H4480 H5971 to wife H802 .
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15. In this way people will show respect for his children. I, the Lord, have separated the high priest for his special work."
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15. Neither H3808 shall he profane H2490 his seed H2233 among his people H5971 : for H3588 I H589 the LORD H3068 do sanctify H6942 him.
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16. The Lord said to Moses,
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16. And the LORD H3068 spoke H1696 unto H413 Moses H4872 , saying H559 ,
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17. "Tell Aaron: If any of your descendants have anything wrong with them, they must not carry the special bread to God.
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17. Speak H1696 unto H413 Aaron H175 , saying H559 , Whosoever H376 H834 he be of thy seed H4480 H2233 in their generations H1755 that hath H1961 any blemish H3971 , let him not H3808 approach H7126 to offer H7126 the bread H3899 of his God H430 .
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18. Any man who has something wrong with him must not serve as priest and bring sacrifices to me. These men cannot serve as priests: blind men, crippled men, men with bad scars on their faces, men with arms or legs that are too long,
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18. For H3588 whatsoever H3605 man H376 he be that H834 hath a blemish H3971 , he shall not H3808 approach H7126 : a blind H5787 man H376 , or H176 a lame H6455 , or H176 he that hath a flat nose H2763 , or H176 any thing superfluous H8311 ,
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19. men with broken feet or hands,
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19. Or H176 a man H376 that H834 is H1961 broken H7667 H7272 -footed, or H176 broken H7667 H3027 -handed,
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20. men with bent backs, men who are dwarfs, men who are cross-eyed, men with rashes or a bad skin diseases, and men with crushed testicles.
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20. Or H176 crookbacked H1384 , or H176 a dwarf H1851 , or H176 that hath a blemish H8400 in his eye H5869 , or H176 be scurvy H1618 , or H176 scabbed H3217 , or H176 hath his stones H810 broken H4790 ;
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21. "If one of Aaron's descendants has something wrong with him, he cannot approach the altar to bring gifts to the Lord. And he cannot carry the special bread to God.
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21. No H3808 H3605 man H376 that H834 hath a blemish H3971 of the seed H4480 H2233 of Aaron H175 the priest H3548 shall come nigh H5066 to offer H7126 H853 the offerings of the LORD made by fire H801 H3068 : he hath a blemish H3971 ; he shall not H3808 come nigh H5066 to offer H7126 H853 the bread H3899 of his God H430 .
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22. He is from the family of priests, so he can eat the holy bread. He can also eat the very holy bread.
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22. He shall eat H398 the bread H3899 of his God H430 , both of the most holy H4480 H6944 H6944 , and of H4480 the holy H6944 .
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23. But he cannot go through the curtain into the Most Holy Place and he cannot go near the altar. This is because he has something wrong with him. He must not make my holy places unholy. I am the Lord, and I make these places holy."
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23. Only H389 he shall not H3808 go in H935 unto H413 the veil H6532 , nor H3808 come nigh H5066 unto H413 the altar H4196 , because H3588 he hath a blemish H3971 ; that he profane H2490 not H3808 H853 my sanctuaries H4720 : for H3588 I H589 the LORD H3068 do sanctify H6942 them.
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24. So Moses told these things to Aaron, Aaron's sons, and all the Israelites.
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24. And Moses H4872 told H1696 it unto H413 Aaron H175 , and to H413 his sons H1121 , and unto H413 all H3605 the children H1121 of Israel H3478 .
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