Leviticus 21:4

'A master [priest] doth not defile himself among his people — to pollute himself;

Young's Literal Translation

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 his sister, the virgin, who is near unto him, who hath not been to a man; for her he is defiled.

5they do not make baldness on their head, and the corner of their beard they do not shave, and in their flesh they do not make a cutting;

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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 →

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