Leviticus 21:1

Rules for priests

1 The LORD said to Moses, Say to the priests, Aaron's sons: None of you are allowed to make yourselves unclean by any dead person among your community

Leviticus 21:1 In-Context

1 The LORD said to Moses, Say to the priests, Aaron's sons: None of you are allowed to make yourselves unclean by any dead person among your community
2 except for your closest relatives: for your mother, father, son, daughter, brother;
3 also for your unmarried sister, who is close to you because she isn't married—you may be polluted for her sake.
4 You must not make yourself unclean for in-laws, defiling yourself by doing so.
5 Priests must not shave bald patches on their heads or cut off the ends of their beards or make gashes in their bodies.
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