Leviticus 21:15
medle he not the generacioun of his kyn to the comyn puple of his folk, for Y am the Lord, that `halewe hym.
Wycliffe (portions)
In The King James Version
Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the LORD do sanctify him.
In Context
14he schal not take a widewe, and forsakun, and a foul womman, and hoore, but a damesele of his puple;
16And the Lord spak to Moyses,
Cross References
Exodus 34:16Nether thou schalt take a wyif of her douytris to thi sones, lest aftir that tho douytris han do fornycacioun, thei make also thi sones to do fornicacioun in to her goddis.
Leviticus 20:7Be ye halewid, and be ye hooli, for Y am hooli, youre Lord God.
Leviticus 22:16lest perauenture thei suffren the wickidnesse of her trespas, whanne thei han ete halewid thingis; Y am the Lord that `halewe hem.
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 →