1 A nd Jehovah said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none defile himself for the dead among his people;

The Lord said to Moses, Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them that none of them shall defile himself for the dead among his people,

2 e xcept for his kin, that is near unto him, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother,

Except for his near kin, for his mother, father, son, daughter, brother,

3 a nd for his sister a virgin, that is near unto him, that hath had no husband; for her may he defile himself.

And for his sister, a virgin, who is near to him because she has had no husband; for her he may be defiled.

4 H e shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.

He shall not even defile himself, being a husband or being a chief man among his people, and so profane himself.

5 T hey shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.

The priests shall not shave the crown of their heads or clip off the corners of their beard or make any cuttings in their flesh.

6 T hey shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God; for the offerings of Jehovah made by fire, the bread of their God, they do offer: therefore they shall be holy.

They shall be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God; for they offer the offerings made by fire to the Lord, the bread of their God; therefore they shall be holy.

7 T hey shall not take a woman that is a harlot, or profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he is holy unto his God.

They shall not take a wife who is a harlot or polluted or profane or divorced, for is holy to his God.

8 T hou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto thee: for I Jehovah, who sanctify you, am holy.

You shall consecrate him therefore, for he offers the bread of your God; he shall be holy to you, for I the Lord Who sanctifies you am holy.

9 A nd the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the harlot, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire.

The daughter of any priest who profanes herself by playing the harlot profanes her father; she shall be burned with fire.

10 A nd he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil is poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not let the hair of his head go loose, nor rend his clothes;

But he who is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured and who is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not let the hair of his head hang loose or rend his clothes,

11 n either shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;

Neither shall he go in where any dead body lies nor defile himself for his father or for his mother;

12 n either 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 Jehovah.

Neither shall he go out of the sanctuary nor desecrate or make ceremonially unclean the sanctuary of his God, for the crown or consecration of the anointing oil of his God is upon him. I am the Lord.

13 A nd he shall take a wife in her virginity.

He shall take a wife in her virginity.

14 A widow, or one divorced, or a profane woman, a harlot, these shall he not take: but a virgin of his own people shall he take to wife.

A widow or a divorced woman or a woman who is polluted or profane or a harlot, these he shall not marry, but he shall take as his wife a virgin of his own people,

15 A nd he shall not profane his seed among his people: for I am Jehovah who sanctifieth him.

That he may not profane or dishonor his children among his people; for I the Lord do sanctify the high priest.

16 A nd Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

And the Lord said to Moses,

17 S peak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of thy seed throughout their generations that hath a blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God.

Say to Aaron, Any one of your sons in their successive generations who has any blemish, let him not come near to offer the bread of his God.

18 F or 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 anything superfluous,

For no man who has a blemish shall approach, a man blind or lame, or he who has a disfigured face or a limb too long,

19 o r a man that is broken-footed, or broken-handed,

Or who has a fractured foot or hand,

20 o r crook-backed, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or is scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken;

Or is a hunchback, or a dwarf, or has a defect in his eye, or has scurvy or itch, or scabs or skin trouble, or has damaged testicles.

21 n o man of the seed of Aaron the priest, that hath a blemish, shall come nigh to offer the offerings of Jehovah made by fire: he hath a blemish; he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God.

No man of the offspring of Aaron the priest who has a blemish and is disfigured or deformed shall come near to offer the offerings of the Lord made by fire. He has a blemish; he shall not come near to offer the bread of his God.

22 H e shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy:

He may eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy and of the holy things,

23 o nly he shall not go in unto the veil, nor come nigh unto the altar, because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my sanctuaries: for I am Jehovah who sanctifieth them.

But he shall not come within the veil or come near the altar, because he has a blemish, that he may not desecrate and make unclean My sanctuaries and hallowed things; for I the Lord do sanctify them.

24 S o Moses spake unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel.

And Moses told it to Aaron and to his sons and to all the Israelites.