Leviticus 21:1-12 ▼

1 And the Lorde sayde vnto Moyses, Speake vnto the priestes the sonnes of Aaron, & say vnto them: Let none be defiled by a corse among his people:

2 But by his kynsman that is nye vnto him, that is by his mother and his father, by his sonne, and his daughter, and his brother,

3 And by his sister a mayde that is nye vnto hym, whom no man hath knowe: for her shall he be defiled.

4 But he shall not be defiled vpon hym that hath aucthoritie among his people, to pollute him selfe.

5 Let them not make baldnesse vpon their head, nor shaue of ye lockes of their bearde, nor make any cuttinges in their fleshe.

6 They shalbe holy vnto their God, and not pollute the name of their God, for the sacrifices of the Lorde made by fire, and the bread of their God they do offer, therfore they shall be holy.

7 Let them not take a wyfe that is an whore, or polluted, nor put from her husband: for such a one is holy vnto his god.

8 Thou shalt sanctifie hym therfore, for he offereth vp the bread of thy God: he shall therefore be holy vnto thee, for I the Lorde which sanctifie you, am holy.

9 If a priestes daughter fall to play the whore, she polluteth her father, therefore must she be burnt with fire.

10 He that is the hie priest among his brethren, vpon whose head the annoynting oyle was powred, and that consecrated his hand to put on ye vestments, shal not vncouer his head, nor rent his clothes:

11 Neither go to any dead body, nor make hymselfe vncleane by his father or his mother.

12 Neither shall go out of the sanctuarie, nor pollute the holy place of his God, for the crowne of the annoynting oyle of his God, is vpon him: I am the Lord.