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Leviticus 21:5-7
New American Standard Bible
Leviticus 21:5-7
New American Standard Bible
5 (A)They shall not shave any area on their heads bald, (B)nor shave off the edges of their beards, (C)nor make any cuts in their flesh. 6 They shall be holy to their God and (D)not profane the name of their God, because they present the offerings by fire [a]to the Lord, (E)the food of their God; so they shall be holy. 7 (F)They shall not take a woman who is a prostitute and [b]profaned, nor shall they take a woman divorced from her husband; for he is holy to his God.
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- Leviticus 21:6 Lit of
- Leviticus 21:7 I.e., deflowered
Leviticus 21:5-7
New International Version
Leviticus 21:5-7
New International Version
5 “‘Priests must not shave(A) their heads or shave off the edges of their beards(B) or cut their bodies.(C) 6 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)
7 “‘They must not marry women defiled by prostitution or divorced from their husbands,(I) because priests are holy to their God.(J)
Leviticus 21:5-7
King James Version
Leviticus 21:5-7
King James Version
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.
6 They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God: for the offerings of the Lord made by fire, and the bread of their God, they do offer: therefore they shall be holy.
7 They shall not take a wife that is a whore, or profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he is holy unto his God.
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