Leviticus 21:12
nether he schal go out of hooli thingis, lest he defoule the seyntuarie of the Lord, for the oile of hooli anoyntyng of his God is on hym; Y am the Lord.
Wycliffe (portions)
In The King James Version
In Context
11and outirli he schal not entre to ony deed man; and he schal not be defoulid on his fadir and modir,
13He schal wedde a wijf virgyn;
Cross References
Exodus 28:36And thou schalt make a plate of pureste gold, in which thou schalt graue bi the werk of a grauere, the holi + 28:36 the hooli of the Lord, that is, the name of the Lord, Tetragramaton. to the Lord + 28:36 the tragramaton.
Leviticus 8:9And Moises hilide the heed with a mytre, and `settide theronne, ayens the forhed, the goldun plate halewid in halewyng, as the Lord comaundide to hym.
Leviticus 10:7But ye schulen not go out of the yatis of the tabernacle, ellis ye schulen perische; for the oile of hooli anoyntyng is on you. Whiche diden alle thingis bi the comaundement of Moises.
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 →