Leviticus 21:1-6

¹Then 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,

²except for his immediate family— his mother, father, son, daughter, or brother,

³or his unmarried sister who is near to him, since she has no husband.

⁴He is not to defile himself for those related to him by marriage, and so profane himself.

⁵Priests must not make bald spots on their heads, shave off the edges of their beards, or make cuts in their bodies.

⁶They must be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God. Because they present to the LORD the offerings made by fire, the food of their God, they must be holy.

— Leviticus 21:1-6

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Cross References for Leviticus 21:1-6

• Deuteronomy 14:1
• Ezekiel 44:20
• Ezekiel 44:25
• Leviticus 3:11
• Leviticus 18:21
• Leviticus 19:27-28
• 1 Peter 2:9
• Ezekiel 24:16-17
• Leviticus 21:11
• Leviticus 10:6-7

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