Catholic Public Domain Version
"But not even by the leader of his people shall he be contaminated. "
— Leviticus 21:4, Catholic Public Domain Version
“But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.”
“He shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself. ”
“He shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.”
“He must not defile himself as a husband among his people so as to profane himself.”
“But not even for the prince of his people shall he do any thing that may make him unclean.”
“But let him, being a chief among his people, not make himself unclean in such a way as to put shame on himself.”
“But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.”
The Lord also said to Moses: Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and you shall say to them: Do not allow a priest to be contaminated by the death of his citizens,
except only by his blood-relatives and near-relatives, that is, by a father or mother, or by a son or daughter, or also a brother,
or a virgin sister, who is not married to a husband.
But not even by the leader of his people shall he be contaminated.
Neither shall they shave their head or their beard, and they shall not make incisions in their flesh.
They shall be holy to their God, and they shall not pollute his name. For they offer the incense of the Lord and the bread of their God, and because of this they shall be holy.
They shall not take as a wife a promiscuous woman, or a prostitute, or her who has been repudiated by her husband. For they are consecrated to their God,