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Text -- Leviticus 21:1-6 (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.
21:5 Priests must not have a bald spot shaved on their head , they must not shave the corner of their beard , and they must not cut slashes in their body .
21:6 “‘They must be holy to their God , and they must not profane the name of their God , because they are the ones who present the Lord’s gifts , the food of their God . Therefore they must be holy .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
HAIR |
Israel |
LEVITICUS, 1 |
PRIESTS AND LEVITES |
Sanctification |
Mourning |
Uncleaess |
Purification |
CORPSE |
Beard |
Baldness |
Cutting |
Priest |
LAW OF MOSES |
Bread |
God |
Minister |
CUTTINGS [IN THE FLESH] |
Marriage |
NAZIRITE |
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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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NET Notes: Lev 21:4 Heb “He shall not defile himself a husband in his peoples, to profane himself.” The meaning of the line is disputed, but it appears to pro...
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NET Notes: Lev 21:5 Heb “and in their body they shall not [cut] slash[es]” (cf. Lev 19:28). The context connects these sorts of mutilations with mourning rite...
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