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Leviticus 21:3-5
International Standard Version
Leviticus 21:3-5
International Standard Version
3 virgin sister (who is a near relative of him and did not have a husband—[a] he may defile himself for her). 4 Because he is a husband among his people, he is not to defile himself, thereby polluting himself.
5 “They are not to cut their hair in ritualistic patterns[b] on their heads, deface the edges of their beards, or make incisions in their flesh.
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- Leviticus 21:3 Lit. hasn’t had a man
- Leviticus 21:5 Lit. cut the sides of their hair; i.e. as a sign of affiliation
Leviticus 21:3-5
New International Version
Leviticus 21:3-5
New International Version
3 or an unmarried sister who is dependent on him since she has no husband—for her he may make himself unclean.(A) 4 He must not make himself unclean for people related to him by marriage,[a] and so defile himself.
5 “‘Priests must not shave(B) their heads or shave off the edges of their beards(C) or cut their bodies.(D)
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- Leviticus 21:4 Or unclean as a leader among his people
Leviticus 21:3-5
King James Version
Leviticus 21:3-5
King James Version
3 And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no husband; for her may he be defiled.
4 But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
5 They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.
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