Leviticus 21:10-12
New King James Version
10 ‘He who is the high priest among his brethren, on whose head the anointing oil was (A)poured and who is consecrated to wear the garments, shall not (B)uncover[a] his head nor tear his clothes; 11 nor shall he go (C)near any dead body, nor defile himself for his father or his mother; 12 (D)nor shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the (E)consecration of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am the Lord.
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- Leviticus 21:10 In mourning
Leviticus 21:10-12
New International Version
10 “‘The high priest, the one among his brothers who has had the anointing oil poured on his head(A) and who has been ordained to wear the priestly garments,(B) must not let his hair become unkempt[a] or tear his clothes.(C) 11 He must not enter a place where there is a dead body.(D) He must not make himself unclean,(E) even for his father or mother,(F) 12 nor leave the sanctuary(G) of his God or desecrate it, because he has been dedicated by the anointing oil(H) of his God. I am the Lord.
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- Leviticus 21:10 Or not uncover his head
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