Leviticus 21:3-5
New King James Version
3 also his virgin sister who is near to him, who has had no husband, for her he may defile himself. 4 Otherwise he shall not defile himself, being a [a]chief man among his people, to profane himself.
5 (A)‘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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- Leviticus 21:4 Lit. master or husband
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
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