Leviticus 21:4

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He must not defile himself as a chief man among his people, thereby profaning himself.

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  • Ezek 24:16-17 : 16 Son of man, behold, I am about to take from you the delight of your eyes with a single blow. But you shall not mourn or weep, and your tears shall not flow. 17 Groan silently; make no mourning for the dead. Bind your turban on your head, and put your sandals on your feet. Do not cover your mustache, and do not eat the bread of mourning.

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  • Lev 21:1-3
    3 verses
    81%

    1The LORD said to Moses, 'Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and tell them: A priest shall not defile himself by coming into contact with a dead person among his people.

    2Except for a close relative, his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, or his brother.

    3And also for his virgin sister, who is near to him and has not been married, he may defile himself for her.

  • Num 6:5-9
    5 verses
    80%

    5Throughout the length of their vow, no razor may touch their head. Until the time of their dedication to the LORD is complete, they are to be holy and allow the hair of their head to grow long.

    6During the entire time of their vow to the LORD, they must not go near a dead body.

    7Even if their father, mother, brother, or sister dies, they must not make themselves ceremonially unclean for them, because the consecration to God is upon their head.

    8For the entire period of their separation, they are holy to the LORD.

    9If someone dies suddenly beside them, making their head of dedication unclean, they must shave their head on the day of their purification—the seventh day.

  • Lev 21:10-16
    7 verses
    80%

    10The high priest, who has the oil of anointing poured on his head and who has been consecrated to wear the sacred garments, must not let his hair become unkempt or tear his clothes.

    11He must not go near any dead body or make himself unclean, even for his father or his mother.

    12He must not leave the sanctuary or defile the sanctuary of his God, for the consecration of the anointing oil of his God is on him. I am the LORD.

    13He must marry a woman who is a virgin.

    14He must not marry a widow, a divorced woman, a woman who has been defiled, or a prostitute. He may only marry a virgin from among his own people.

    15He must not defile his descendants among his people, because I am the LORD who sanctifies him.

    16The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Lev 21:5-8
    4 verses
    77%

    5They must not shave bald spots on their heads, trim the edges of their beards, or make cuts on their bodies.

    6They must be holy to their God and must not profane the name of their God. They offer the food offerings of the LORD, the bread of their God, and so they must be holy.

    7They must not marry a woman who is a prostitute or has been profaned, nor may they marry a divorced woman, because priests are holy to their God.

    8You shall sanctify him, for he brings the bread of your God. He shall be holy to you because I, the LORD who sanctifies you, am holy.

  • Ezek 44:25-26
    2 verses
    76%

    25Priests must not come near a dead person and defile themselves, except for a father, mother, son, daughter, brother, or an unmarried sister. For these, they may defile themselves.

    26After he is cleansed, he is to wait seven days.

  • Lev 21:21-23
    3 verses
    74%

    21No man of the offspring of Aaron the priest who has a defect may approach to bring the offerings made by fire to the LORD. He has a defect; he must not approach to offer the food of his God.

    22He may eat the food of his God, both the most holy and the holy,

    23but he must not enter behind the curtain or come near the altar because he has a defect. He must not profane My sanctuary, for I am the LORD who makes them holy.

  • Lev 22:3-6
    4 verses
    73%

    3Say to them: 'If any of your descendants in future generations approaches the holy things that the people of Israel dedicate to the LORD while he is ceremonially unclean, that person will be cut off from My presence. I am the LORD.'

    4If any man from Aaron's descendants has a skin disease or a discharge, he must not eat from the holy things until he is clean. Whoever touches anything made unclean by a corpse, or a man who has had an emission of semen,

    5or touches any unclean crawling creature that makes him unclean, or any person who makes him unclean by whatever means—

    6the person who touches any of these will be unclean until evening and must not eat any of the holy things unless he has bathed in water.

  • Num 19:20
    71%

    20But if someone is unclean and does not purify himself, that person shall be cut off from the assembly because he has defiled the sanctuary of the LORD. The water of purification has not been sprinkled on him; he is unclean.

  • Ezek 18:6
    71%

    6he does not eat at the mountain shrines or look to the idols of Israel; he does not defile his neighbor’s wife or approach a woman during her impurity.

  • Lev 15:31
    71%

    31You must warn the Israelites about their impurity, so they do not die by defiling My tabernacle, which is among them.

  • Lev 18:19
    70%

    19Do not approach a woman to have sexual relations with her during the uncleanness of her monthly period.

  • Lev 22:15
    70%

    15The priests must not allow the sacred offerings of the people of Israel, which they present to the LORD, to be defiled.

  • Lev 18:24
    70%

    24Do not defile yourselves by any of these practices, for the nations I am driving out before you have defiled themselves by all these things.

  • Num 19:11-13
    3 verses
    69%

    11Whoever touches the dead body of any person shall be unclean for seven days.

    12He must purify himself with the water on the third day and on the seventh day, then he will be clean. But if he does not purify himself on the third day and the seventh day, he will not be clean.

    13Anyone who touches a dead body, the lifeless body of a person who has died, and does not purify himself, defiles the LORD's tabernacle. That person must be cut off from Israel because the water of purification was not sprinkled on him. He remains unclean; his uncleanness is still upon him.

  • Lev 17:16
    69%

    16But if they do not wash their clothes and bathe themselves, they will bear their guilt.

  • Lev 20:21
    69%

    21If a man marries his brother's wife, it is impurity. He has uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless.

  • Lev 21:18
    69%

    18For no man who has a defect may approach: no man who is blind, lame, disfigured, or deformed.

  • Ezek 44:22-23
    2 verses
    69%

    22They must not marry widows or divorced women, but only virgins of Israelite descent or widows who were married to priests.

    23They are to teach My people the difference between what is holy and what is common and show them how to distinguish between the unclean and the clean.

  • Ezek 44:20
    69%

    20They must neither shave their heads nor let their hair grow long, but they are to keep the hair of their heads trimmed.

  • Lev 4:22
    69%

    22When a leader sins unintentionally and does what is forbidden in any of the commands of the LORD his God, he becomes guilty.

  • Lev 13:44
    69%

    44the man is diseased and unclean. The priest must pronounce him unclean; the infection is on his head.

  • Lev 20:19
    68%

    19You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother's sister or your father's sister, for this would dishonor a close relative. They shall bear their iniquity.

  • Lev 7:21
    68%

    21If anyone touches something unclean, whether it is human uncleanness, an unclean animal, or any detestable thing, and then eats any of the meat from the peace offering that belongs to the Lord, they must be cut off from their people.

  • Lev 16:4
    68%

    4He must put on a sacred linen tunic, with linen undergarments next to his body; he is to tie a linen sash around him and put on the linen turban. These are sacred garments; so he must bathe himself with water before he puts them on.

  • Ezek 44:13
    68%

    13They shall not come near Me to serve as priests or to come near any of My holy things or the most holy things; they will bear their shame for the abominations they have committed.