Leviticus 21:4
But he must not make himself unclean for other relatives and so defile himself.
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
In Context
5Priests must not shave their heads or shave off the corners of their beards, nor cut their bodies.
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 →