Leviticus 21:4

But let him, being a chief among his people, not make himself unclean in such a way as to put shame on himself.

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In The King James Version

But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.

In Context

3And for his sister, a virgin, for she is his near relation and has had no husband, he may make himself unclean.

5They are not to have their hair cut off for the dead, or the hair on their chins cut short, or make cuts in their flesh.

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Matthew Henry on Leviticus 21:2-10

Laws Concerning the Priests. ( b. c. 1490.) 1 And the Lord said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people: 2 But for his kin, that is near unto him, that is, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother, 3 And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no husband; for her may he be defiled. 4 But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his… Read the whole commentary →

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