Leviticus 21:4
But not even for the prince of his people shall he do any thing that may make him unclean.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 a maiden sister, who hath had no husband:
5Neither shall they shave their head, nor their beard, nor make incisions in their flesh.
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 →