Leviticus 21:15

15 so the people will respect his children as his own. I am the Lord. I have set the high priest apart for his special job.'"

Leviticus 21:15 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 21:15

Neither shall he profane his seed among his people
By marrying any such persons, whereby his children, born of them, would lie under disgrace, and be unfit to succeed him in the priesthood, or by marrying among mean persons, or by marrying them to such as were unlawful, and would be a disparagement to them:

for I the Lord do sanctify him;
separate him from all others, to the high and sacred office of the high priesthood, and am concerned for his honour and holiness; and therefore it became him to observe these laws and rules, and abstain from such disagreeable marriages.

Leviticus 21:15 In-Context

13 "'The high priest must marry a woman who is a virgin.

14 He must not marry a widow, a divorced woman, or a prostitute. He must marry a virgin from his own people

15 so the people will respect his children as his own. I am the Lord. I have set the high priest apart for his special job.'"

16 The Lord said to Moses,

17 "Tell Aaron: 'If any of your descendants have something wrong with them, they must never come near to offer the special food of their God.