Leviticus 21:16

Adonai spoke to Moses [Drawn out], saying,

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And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

In Context

15+ 21:15. Lev 21:15 (#7.466): T. The Cohen Gadol ·High Priest· shall not disqualify his descendants (from serving as Cohenim ·Priests·) / R. That a Cohen Gadol ·High Priest· shall not have sexual relations with a widow, not within marriage not even as a concubine, because he profanes her He shall not profane his offspring among his people, for I am Adonai who sanctifies him.’” (2)

17+ 21:17. Lev 21:17 (Lev 21:16-23) (#3.230): T. A Cohen ·Priest· with a disqualifying defect shall not offer the daily bread in the Sanctuary / R. A Cohen ·Priest· with a physical blemish must not serve T. Example: List of disqualifying defects: blind, lame, a mutilated face, a limb too long, a broken foot, a broken arm, a hunched back, stunted growth, a cataract in his eye, festering or running sores, or damaged testicles (v18-20) “Say to Aaron [Light-bringer], ‘None of your offspring throughout their generations who has + 21:17. Lev 21:17 (Lev 21:16-23) (#3.231): T. A Cohen ·Priest· with a temporary disqualifying blemish shall not serve in the Sanctuary / R. A Cohen ·Priest· with a temporary blemish must not serve a defect may approach to offer the bread of his God.

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Matthew Henry on Leviticus 21:11-16

10 And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes; 11 Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother; 12 Neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am the Lord . 13 And he shall take a wife in her virginity. 14 A widow, or a… Read the whole commentary →

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