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Then the
LORD said to
Moses,
"Speak to the
priests, the
sons of
Aaron, and
say to them: '
No one shall
defile himself for a dead
person among his
people,
~yin]h{K;h -l,a r{m/a h,v{m -l,a h'wh.y r,ma{Y;w ? a'M;JIy -a{l v,p,n.l ~,hel]a 'T.r;m'a.w !{r]h;a yen.B ? wy'M;[.B
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except * for his
relatives who are
nearest to him, his
mother and his
father and his
son and his
daughter and his
brother,
wyib'a.l.W w{Mia.l wy'lea b{r'Q;h w{rea.vil -mia yiK ? wyix'a.l.W w{Tib.l.W w{n.bil.w
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also for his
virgin sister, who is
near to him
because she
has had no husband; for her he may
defile himself.
h't.y'h -a{l r,v]a wy'lea h'bw{r.Q;h h'l.Wt.B;h w{t{x]a;l.w ? a'M;JIy H'l vyia.l
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'He shall not
defile himself as a
relative by
marriage among his
people, and so
profane himself.
w{L;xeh.l wy'M;[.B l;[;B a'M;JIy a{l
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'They shall not
make any
baldness * on their
heads,
nor shave off the
edges of their
beards,
nor make any
cuts in their
flesh.
~'n'q.z t;a.p.W ~'va{r.B h'x.r'q h'x.r.qIy -a{l ? t,j'r'f .Wj.r.fIy a{l ~'r'f.bib.W .WxeL;g.y a{l
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'They shall be
holy to their
God and not
profane the
name of their
God, for they
present the
offerings by
fire to the
LORD, the
food of their
God; so they shall be
holy.
~ev .Wl.L;x.y a{l.w ~,hyeh{lael .Wy.hIy ~yiv{d.q ? ~,hyeh{l/a ~,x,l h'wh.y yeVia -t,a yiK ~,hyeh{l/a ? v,d{q .Wy'h.w ~ibyir.q;m ~eh
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'They shall not
take a
woman who is
profaned by
harlotry,
nor shall they
take a
woman divorced from her
husband; for he is
holy to his
God.
h'v.Wr.G h'Via.w .Wx'QIy a{l h'l'l]x;w h'n{z h'Via ? wy'h{lael a.Wh v{d'q -yiK .Wx'QIy a{l H'vyiaem
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'You shall
consecrate him, therefore, for he
offers the
food of your
God; he shall be
holy to you; for I the
LORD, who
sanctifies you, am
holy.
byir.q;m a.Wh '$y,h{l/a ~,x,l -t,a -yiK w{T.v;Diq.w ? ~,k.viD;q.m h'wh.y yin]a vw{d'q yiK .$'L -h,y.hIy v{d'q
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'Also the
daughter of
any priest,
if she
profanes herself by
harlotry, she
profanes her
father; she shall be
burned with
fire.
'hyib'a -t,a tw{n.zil lexet yiK !eh{K vyia t;b.W ? @er'FiT vea'B t,l,L;x.m ayih
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'The
priest who is the
highest among his
brothers, on
whose head the
anointing oil has been
poured and who has been
consecrated * to
wear the
garments, shall not
uncover his
head nor tear his
clothes;
w{va{r -l;[ q;c.Wy -r,v]a wy'x,aem lw{d'G;h !eh{K;h.w ? ~yid'g.B;h -t,a v{B.lil w{d'y -t,a aeLim.W h'x.viM;h !,m,v ? ~{r.pIy a{l wy'd'g.b.W ['r.pIy a{l w{va{r -t,a
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nor shall he
approach any dead person,
nor defile himself even for his
father or his
mother;
w{Mia.l.W wyib'a.l a{b'y a{l tem t{v.p;n -l'K l;[.w ? a'M;JIy a{l
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nor shall he
go out of the
sanctuary nor profane the
sanctuary of his
God, for the
consecration of the
anointing oil of his
God is on him; I am the
LORD.
v;D.qim tea leL;x.y a{l.w aecey a{l v'D.qiM;h -nim.W ? wy'l'[ wy'h{l/a t;x.vim !,m,v r,zen yiK wy'h{l/a ? h'wh.y yin]a
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'He shall
take a
wife in her
virginity.
x'QIy 'hy,l.Wt.bib h'Via a.Wh.w
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'A
widow, or a
divorced woman, or one who is
profaned by
harlotry,
these he may not
take; but
rather * he is to
marry a
virgin of his own
people,
h,Lea -t,a h'n{z h'l'l]x;w h'v.Wr.g.W h'n'm.l;a ? h'Via x;QIy wy'M;[em h'l.Wt.B -mia yiK x'QIy a{l
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so that he will not
profane his
offspring among his
people; for I am the
LORD who
sanctifies him.' "
h'wh.y yin]a yiK wy'M;[.B w{[.r;z leL;x.y -a{l.w ? w{v.D;q.m
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Then the
LORD spoke to
Moses,
saying,
r{maeL h,v{m -l,a h'wh.y reB;d.y;w
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"Speak to
Aaron,
saying,
'No man of your
offspring throughout their
generations who has a
defect shall
approach to
offer the
food of his
God.
~'t{r{d.l '$][.r;Zim vyia r{mael !{r]h;a -l,a reB;D ? byir.q;h.l b;r.qIy a{l ~.Wm w{b h,y.hIy r,v]a ? wy'h{l/a ~,x,l
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'For
no * one who has a
defect shall
approach: a
blind man,
or a
lame man,
or he who has a
disfigured face,
or any
deformed limb,
b'r.qIy a{l ~.Wm w{B -r,v]a vyia -l'k yiK ? ;[.Wr'f w{a ~Ur'x w{a ;xeSip w{a re.Wi[ vyia
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or a
man who has a
broken foot or broken hand,
w{a l,g'r r,b,v w{b h,y.hIy -r,v]a vyia w{a ? d'y r,b,v
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or a
hunchback or a
dwarf,
or one who has a
defect in his
eye or eczema or scabs or crushed testicles.
w{a w{nye[.B lUL;b.T w{a q;d -w{a !eBig -w{a ? .$,v'a ;xw{r.m w{a t,p,L;y w{a b'r'g
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'No * man among the
descendants of
Aaron the
priest who has a
defect is to
come near to
offer the
LORD'S offerings by
fire; since he has a
defect, he shall not
come near to
offer the
food of his
God.
!eh{K;h !{r]h;a [;r,Zim ~.Wm w{B -r,v]a vyia -l'K ? ~.Wm h'wh.y yeVia -t,a byir.q;h.l v;GIy a{l ? byir.q;h.l v;GIy a{l wy'h{l/a ~,x,l tea w{B
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'He may
eat the
food of his
God, both of the
most holy and of the
holy,
~yiv'd\Q;h -nim.W ~yiv'd\Q;h yev.d'Qim wy'h{l/a ~,x,l ? leka{y
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only he shall not
go in to the
veil or
come near the
altar because he has a
defect, so that he will not
profane My
sanctuaries. For I am the
LORD who
sanctifies them.' "
;xeB.ziM;h -l,a.w a{b'y a{l t,k{r'P;h -l,a .$;a ? y;v'D.qim -t,a leL;x.y a{l.w w{B ~.Wm -yiK v;GIy a{l ? ~'v.D;q.m h'wh.y yin]a yiK
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So
Moses spoke to
Aaron and to his
sons and to
all the
sons of
Israel.
-l'K -l,a.w wy'n'B -l,a.w !{r]h;a -l,a h,v{m reB;d.y;w ? lea'r.fIy yen.B