nkjv Leviticus:21:1-8 SEEK
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And the LORD said to Moses , "
Speak to the priests ,
the sons of Aaron ,
and say to them : "
None shall defile himself for the dead among his people ,
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except for his relatives who are nearest to him :
his mother ,
his father ,
his son ,
his daughter ,
and his brother ;
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also his virgin sister who is near to him ,
who has had no husband ,
for her he may defile himself .
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Otherwise he shall not defile himself ,
being a chief man among his people ,
to profane himself .
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They shall not make any bald place on their heads ,
nor shall they shave the edges of their beards nor make any cuttings in their flesh .
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They shall be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God ,
for they offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire ,
and the bread of their God ;
therefore they shall be holy .
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They shall not take a wife who is a harlot or a defiled woman ,
nor shall they take a woman divorced from her husband ;
for the priest is holy to his God .
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Therefore you shall consecrate him ,
for he offers the bread of your God .
He shall be holy to you ,
for I the LORD ,
who sanctify you ,
am holy .