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Text -- Leviticus 21:1-4 (NET)
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Rules for the Priests
21:1 The Lord said to Moses : “Say to the priests , the sons of Aaron – say to them, ‘For a dead person no priest is to defile himself among his people ,
21:2 except for his close relative who is near to him: his mother , his father , his son , his daughter , his brother ,
21:3 and his virgin sister who is near to him, who has no husband ; he may defile himself for her.
21:4 He must not defile himself as a husband among his people so as to profane himself.
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Mourning |
Hair |
PRIESTS AND LEVITES |
LEVITICUS, 1 |
Sanctification |
Israel |
Uncleaess |
Purification |
CORPSE |
Marriage |
NEAR, NIGH |
DEFILE; DEFILEMENT |
KINSMAN; KINSWOMAN |
NAZIRITE |
LAW OF MOSES |
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NET Notes: Lev 21:1 The MT has “in his peoples,” but Smr, LXX, Syriac, Targum, and Tg. Ps.-J. have “in his people,” referring to the Israelites as...
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