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Leviticus 21:4
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KJ21
But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
ASV
He shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
AMP
He shall not become unclean as a relative by marriage among his people, and so profane himself.
AMPC
He shall not even defile himself, being a [bereaved] husband [his wife not being his blood kin] or being a chief man among his people, and so profane himself.
BRG
But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
CSB
He is not to make himself unclean for those related to him by marriage and so defile himself.
CSBA
He is not to make himself unclean for those related to him by marriage and so defile himself.
CEB
You must not make yourself unclean for in-laws, defiling yourself by doing so.
CJB
He may not make himself unclean, because he is a leader among his people; doing so would profane him.
CEV
Don't make yourself unclean by attending the funeral of someone related to you by marriage.
DARBY
He shall not make himself unclean [who is] a chief among his peoples, to profane himself.
DRA
But not even for the prince of his people shall he do any thing that may make him unclean.
ERV
But a priest must not make himself unclean if the dead person was only one of his slaves.
EASY
The priest must not touch a dead person who is married to a person of his family. That would make him unclean.
EHV
But he shall not make himself unclean for his relatives by marriage and so defile himself.
ESV
He shall not make himself unclean as a husband among his people and so profane himself.
ESVUK
He shall not make himself unclean as a husband among his people and so profane himself.
EXB
But a priest must not make himself unclean ·if the dead person was only related to him by marriage [L as a husband among his people].
GNV
He shall not lament for the Prince among his people, to pollute himself.
GW
As the head of your people, you should never become unclean. That would make you unholy.
GNT
He shall not make himself unclean at the death of those related to him by marriage.
HCSB
He is not to make himself unclean for those related to him by marriage and so defile himself.
ICB
But a priest must not make himself unclean if the dead person was only related to him by marriage.
ISV
Because he is a husband among his people, he is not to defile himself, thereby polluting himself.
JUB
He shall not defile himself for the prince among his people, to profane himself.
KJV
But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
AKJV
But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
LSB
He shall not defile himself as a relative by marriage among his people, and so profane himself.
LEB
He must not make himself unclean as a kinsman by marriage, defiling himself.
TLB
For the priest is a leader among his people, and he may not ceremonially defile himself as an ordinary person can.
MSG
God spoke to Moses: “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron. Tell them, A priest must not ritually contaminate himself by touching the dead, except for close relatives: mother, father, son, daughter, brother, or an unmarried sister who is dependent on him since she has no husband; for these he may make himself ritually unclean, but he must not contaminate himself with the dead who are only related to him by marriage and thus profane himself.
MEV
And he shall not make himself unclean as a husband among his people because of the dead and so defile himself.
NOG
As the head of your people, you should never become unclean. That would make you unholy.
NABRE
But as a husband among his kindred he shall not make himself unclean and thus profane himself.
NASB
He shall not defile himself as a relative by marriage among his people, so as to profane himself.
NASB1995
He shall not defile himself as a relative by marriage among his people, and so profane himself.
NCB
But he is not to become unclean for people related by marriage, becoming unclean for them.
NCV
But a priest must not make himself unclean if the dead person was only related to him by marriage.
NET
He must not defile himself as a husband among his people so as to profane himself.
NIRV
But he must not make himself “unclean” by going near the bodies of people only related to him by marriage. Going near them would make him “unclean.”
NIV
He must not make himself unclean for people related to him by marriage, and so defile himself.
NIVUK
He must not make himself unclean for people related to him by marriage, and so defile himself.
NKJV
Otherwise he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
NLV
He should not make himself unclean as a husband among his people, and so make himself sinful.
NLT
But a priest must not defile himself and make himself unclean for someone who is related to him only by marriage.
NRSVA
But he shall not defile himself as a husband among his people and so profane himself.
NRSVACE
But he shall not defile himself as a husband among his people and so profane himself.
NRSVCE
But he shall not defile himself as a husband among his people and so profane himself.
NRSVUE
But he shall not defile himself for those related to him by marriage and so profane himself.
OJB
But he shall not make himself tamei, being a ba’al (leader, chief man) among his people, to profane himself.
RGT
‘He shall not lament for the Prince among his people, to pollute himself.
RSV
He shall not defile himself as a husband among his people and so profane himself.
RSVCE
He shall not defile himself as a husband among his people and so profane himself.
TLV
But he is not to defile himself—a husband among his people—and so profane himself.
VOICE
A priest must not render himself impure and defile himself by touching the corpse of a person related to him only by marriage.
WEB
He shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
WYC
but neither he shall be defouled in the prince of his people. (but he shall not be defiled even with the ruler of his people.)
YLT
`A master [priest] doth not defile himself among his people -- to pollute himself;
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