Leviticus 21:1-9 ▼

1 The LORD spoke to Moses, |Tell the priests, Aaron's sons: None of you should become unclean by touching one of your relatives who has died.

2 However, you are allowed to become unclean when one of your nearest relatives dies. These relatives include your mother, father, son, daughter, or brother,

3 and especially an unmarried virgin sister who is still close to you.

4 As the head of your people, you should never become unclean. That would make you unholy.

5 |You should never mourn by shaving bald spots on your heads, shaving the edges of your beards, or slashing your bodies.

6 |Be God's holy men, and don't dishonor the name of your God. Be holy because you bring sacrifices by fire to the LORD. It is the food of your God.

7 You should never marry prostitutes, those who have lost their virginity, or divorced women because a priest is God's holy man.

8 Be holy because you offer the food of your God. Be holy because I, the LORD, am holy. I set you apart as holy.

9 When a priest's daughter dishonors herself by becoming a prostitute, she dishonors her father. She must be burned.