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“They are not to cut their hair in ritualistic patterns[a] on their heads, deface the edges of their beards, or make incisions in their flesh. They are to be holy to their God. They are not to defile the name of their God, because they’re the ones who bring the offerings of the Lord made by fire—the food of their God—so they are to be holy.

“They are not to marry[b] a prostitute or a woman who has been dishonored or who was divorced from her husband, because the priest[c] is holy to his God.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 21:5 Lit. cut the sides of their hair; i.e. as a sign of affiliation
  2. Leviticus 21:7 Or take
  3. Leviticus 21:7 Lit. he

“‘Priests must not shave(A) their heads or shave off the edges of their beards(B) or cut their bodies.(C) They must be holy to their God(D) and must not profane the name of their God.(E) Because they present the food offerings to the Lord,(F) the food of their God,(G) they are to be holy.(H)

“‘They must not marry women defiled by prostitution or divorced from their husbands,(I) because priests are holy to their God.(J)

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