Leviticus 21 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Speak to Aaron’s sons, the priests, and tell them that a priest is not to defile himself for a dead person among his people, And the LORD said to Moses, “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them, No one shall make himself unclean for the dead among his people, And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people: The LORD said to Moses, “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them: ‘A priest must not make himself ceremonially unclean for any of his people who die, The LORD said to Moses, “Give the following instructions to the priests, the descendants of Aaron. “A priest must not make himself ceremonially unclean by touching the dead body of a relative.
2 except for his immediate family—his mother, father, son, daughter, or brother, except for his closest relatives, his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, his brother, But for his kin, that is near unto him, that is, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother, except for a close relative, such as his mother or father, his son or daughter, his brother, The only exceptions are his closest relatives—his mother or father, son or daughter, brother,
3 or his unmarried sister who is near to him, since she has no husband. or his virgin sister (who is near to him because she has had no husband; for her he may make himself unclean). And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no husband; for her may he be defiled. or an unmarried sister who is dependent on him since she has no husband—for her he may make himself unclean. or his virgin sister who depends on him because she has no husband.
4 He is not to defile himself for those related to him by marriage, and so profane himself. He shall not make himself unclean as a husband among his people and so profane himself. But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself. He must not make himself unclean for people related to him by marriage, and so defile himself. But a priest must not defile himself and make himself unclean for someone who is related to him only by marriage.
5 Priests must not make bald spots on their heads, shave off the edges of their beards, or make cuts in their bodies. They shall not make bald patches on their heads, nor shave off the edges of their beards, nor make any cuts on their body. 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. “’Priests must not shave their heads or shave off the edges of their beards or cut their bodies. “The priests must not shave their heads or trim their beards or cut their bodies.
6 They must be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God. Because they present to the LORD the food offerings, the food of their God, they must be holy. They shall be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God. For they offer the LORD’s food offerings, the bread of their God; therefore they shall be holy. 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. They must be holy to their God and must not profane the name of their God. Because they present the food offerings to the LORD, the food of their God, they are to be holy. They must be set apart as holy to their God and must never bring shame on the name of God. They must be holy, for they are the ones who present the special gifts to the LORD, gifts of food for their God.
7 A priest must not marry a woman defiled by prostitution or divorced by her husband, for the priest is holy to his God. They shall not marry a prostitute or a woman who has been defiled, neither shall they marry a woman divorced from her husband, for the priest is holy to his God. 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. “’They must not marry women defiled by prostitution or divorced from their husbands, because priests are holy to their God. “Priests may not marry a woman defiled by prostitution, and they may not marry a woman who is divorced from her husband, for the priests are set apart as holy to their God.
8 You are to regard him as holy, since he presents the food of your God. He shall be holy to you, because I the LORD am holy—I who set you apart. You shall sanctify him, for he offers the bread of your God. He shall be holy to you, for I, the LORD, who sanctify you, am holy. Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto thee: for I the LORD, which sanctify you, am holy. Regard them as holy, because they offer up the food of your God. Consider them holy, because I the LORD am holy—I who make you holy. You must treat them as holy because they offer up food to your God. You must consider them holy because I, the LORD, am holy, and I make you holy.
9 If a priest’s daughter defiles herself by prostituting herself, she profanes her father; she must be burned in the fire. And the daughter of any priest, if she profanes herself by whoring, profanes her father; she shall be burned with fire. And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire. “’If a priest’s daughter defiles herself by becoming a prostitute, she disgraces her father; she must be burned in the fire. “If a priest’s daughter defiles herself by becoming a prostitute, she also defiles her father’s holiness, and she must be burned to death.
10 The priest who is highest among his brothers, who has had the anointing oil poured on his head and has been ordained to wear the priestly garments, must not let his hair hang loose or tear his garments. “The priest who is chief among his brothers, on whose head the anointing oil is poured and who has been consecrated to wear the garments, shall not let the hair of his head hang loose nor tear his clothes. And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes; “’The high priest, the one among his brothers who has had the anointing oil poured on his head and who has been ordained to wear the priestly garments, must not let his hair become unkempt or tear his clothes. “The high priest has the highest rank of all the priests. The anointing oil has been poured on his head, and he has been ordained to wear the priestly garments. He must never leave his hair uncombed or tear his clothing.
11 He must not go near any dead body; he must not defile himself, even for his father or mother. He shall not go in to any dead bodies nor make himself unclean, even for his father or for his mother. Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother; He must not enter a place where there is a dead body. He must not make himself unclean, even for his father or mother, He must not defile himself by going near a dead body. He may not make himself ceremonially unclean even for his father or mother.
12 He must not leave or desecrate the sanctuary of his God, for the consecration of the anointing oil of his God is on him. I am the LORD. He shall not go out of the sanctuary, lest he profane the sanctuary of his God, for the consecration of the anointing oil of his God is on him: I am the LORD. Neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am the LORD. nor leave the sanctuary of his God or desecrate it, because he has been dedicated by the anointing oil of his God. I am the LORD. He must not defile the sanctuary of his God by leaving it to attend to a dead person, for he has been made holy by the anointing oil of his God. I am the LORD.
13 The woman he marries must be a virgin. And he shall take a wife in her virginity. And he shall take a wife in her virginity. “’The woman he marries must be a virgin. “The high priest may marry only a virgin.
14 He is not to marry a widow, a divorced woman, or one defiled by prostitution. He is to marry a virgin from his own people, A widow, or a divorced woman, or a woman who has been defiled, or a prostitute, these he shall not marry. But he shall take as his wife a virgin of his own people, A widow, or a divorced woman, or profane, or an harlot, these shall he not take: but he shall take a virgin of his own people to wife. He must not marry a widow, a divorced woman, or a woman defiled by prostitution, but only a virgin from his own people, He may not marry a widow, a woman who is divorced, or a woman who has defiled herself by prostitution. She must be a virgin from his own clan,
15 so that he does not defile his offspring among his people, for I am the LORD who sanctifies him.” that he may not profane his offspring among his people, for I am the LORD who sanctifies him.” Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the LORD do sanctify him. so that he will not defile his offspring among his people. I am the LORD, who makes him holy.’” so that he will not dishonor his descendants among his clan, for I am the LORD who makes him holy.”
16 Then the LORD said to Moses, And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, The LORD said to Moses, Then the LORD said to Moses,
17 “Say to Aaron, ‘For the generations to come, none of your descendants who has a physical defect may approach to offer the food of his God. “Speak to Aaron, saying, None of your offspring throughout their generations who has a blemish may approach to offer the bread of his God. Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of thy seed in their generations that hath any blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God. “Say to Aaron: ‘For the generations to come none of your descendants who has a defect may come near to offer the food of his God. “Give the following instructions to Aaron: In all future generations, none of your descendants who has any defect will qualify to offer food to his God.
18 No man who has any defect may approach—no man who is blind, lame, disfigured, or deformed; For no one who has a blemish shall draw near, a man blind or lame, or one who has a mutilated face or a limb too long, For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or any thing superfluous, No man who has any defect may come near: no man who is blind or lame, disfigured or deformed; No one who has a defect qualifies, whether he is blind, lame, disfigured, deformed,
19 no man who has a broken foot or hand, or a man who has an injured foot or an injured hand, Or a man that is brokenfooted, or brokenhanded, no man with a crippled foot or hand, or has a broken foot or arm,
20 or who is a hunchback or dwarf, or who has an eye defect, a festering rash, scabs, or a crushed testicle. or a hunchback or a dwarf or a man with a defect in his sight or an itching disease or scabs or crushed testicles. Or crookbackt, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or be scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken; or who is a hunchback or a dwarf, or who has any eye defect, or who has festering or running sores or damaged testicles. or is hunchbacked or dwarfed, or has a defective eye, or skin sores or scabs, or damaged testicles.
21 No descendant of Aaron the priest who has a defect shall approach to present the food offerings to the LORD. Since he has a defect, he is not to come near to offer the food of his God. No man of the offspring of Aaron the priest who has a blemish shall come near to offer the LORD’s food offerings; since he has a blemish, he shall not come near to offer the bread of his God. No man that hath a blemish of the seed of Aaron the priest shall come nigh to offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire: he hath a blemish; he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God. No descendant of Aaron the priest who has any defect is to come near to present the food offerings to the LORD. He has a defect; he must not come near to offer the food of his God. No descendant of Aaron who has a defect may approach the altar to present special gifts to the LORD. Since he has a defect, he may not approach the altar to offer food to his God.
22 He may eat the most holy food of his God as well as the holy food, He may eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy and of the holy things, He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy. He may eat the most holy food of his God, as well as the holy food; However, he may eat from the food offered to God, including the holy offerings and the most holy offerings.
23 but because he has a defect, he must not go near the veil or approach the altar, so as not to desecrate My sanctuaries. For I am the LORD who sanctifies them.’” but he shall not go through the veil or approach the altar, because he has a blemish, that he may not profane my sanctuaries, for I am the LORD who sanctifies them.” Only he shall not go in unto the vail, nor come nigh unto the altar, because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my sanctuaries: for I the LORD do sanctify them. yet because of his defect, he must not go near the curtain or approach the altar, and so desecrate my sanctuary. I am the LORD, who makes them holy.’” Yet because of his physical defect, he may not enter the room behind the inner curtain or approach the altar, for this would defile my holy places. I am the LORD who makes them holy.”
24 Moses told this to Aaron and his sons and to all the Israelites. So Moses spoke to Aaron and to his sons and to all the people of Israel. And Moses told it unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel. So Moses told this to Aaron and his sons and to all the Israelites. So Moses gave these instructions to Aaron and his sons and to all the Israelites.
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