Leviticus 21

YHWH establishes holiness requirements for the priests (sons of Aaron), prohibiting them from defiling themselves by contact with the dead except for immediate family, and requiring the High Priest to marry only a virgin and maintain the highest standards of ritual purity.[3][4] These laws illustrate the separation from sin and elevated holiness expected of those who serve in the sanctuary.[4]

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Interlinear Text

and-the priest the great from his brothers who is poured on his head oil of the anointing and filled [direct object marker] his hand to wear [direct object marker] the garments [direct object marker] his head not he shall let loose and his garments not he shall tear
10 וְ/הַ/כֹּהֵן֩ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍 vehakohen and-the priest HC/Td/Ncmsa הַ/גָּד֨וֹל 𐤄/𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋 hagadol the great HTd/Aamsa מֵ/אֶחָ֜י/ו 𐤌/𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤅 meechayv from his brothers HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms אֲֽשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who HTr יוּצַ֥ק 𐤉𐤅𐤑𐤒 yutsaq is poured HVHi3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on HR רֹאשׁ֣/וֹ 𐤓𐤀𐤔/𐤅 rosho his head HNcmsc/Sp3ms שֶׁ֤מֶן 𐤔𐤌𐤍 shemen oil HNcmsc הַ/מִּשְׁחָה֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤔𐤇𐤄 hamishechah of the anointing HTd/Ncfsa וּ/מִלֵּ֣א 𐤅/𐤌𐤋𐤀 umile and filled HC/Vpq3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo יָד֔/וֹ 𐤉𐤃/𐤅 yado his hand HNcbsc/Sp3ms לִ/לְבֹּ֖שׁ 𐤋/𐤋𐤁𐤔 lilebosh to wear HR/Vqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] HTo הַ/בְּגָדִ֑ים 𐤄/𐤁𐤂𐤃𐤉𐤌 habegadim the garments HTd/Ncmpa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-3 [direct object marker] HTo רֹאשׁ/וֹ֙ 𐤓𐤀𐤔/𐤅 rosho-2 his head HNcmsc/Sp3ms לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn יִפְרָ֔ע 𐤉𐤐𐤓𐤏 yifera he shall let loose HVqi3ms וּ/בְגָדָ֖י/ו 𐤅/𐤁𐤂𐤃𐤉/𐤅 uvegadayv and his garments HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not HTn יִפְרֹֽם 𐤉𐤐𐤓𐤌 yiferom he shall tear HVqi3ms
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