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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וְ/הַ/כֹּהֵן֩ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍 vehakohen and-the priest and the priestly officiant and the priest HC/Td/Ncmsa הַ/גָּד֨וֹל 𐤄/𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋 hagadol the great the great one the great one HTd/Aamsa מֵ/אֶחָ֜י/ו 𐤌/𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤅 meechayv from his brothers from his brothers from his brothers HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms אֲֽשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which who HTr יוּצַ֥ק 𐤉𐤅𐤑𐤒 yutsaq is poured he will be poured he will be poured HVHi3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon upon HR רֹאשׁ֣/וֹ 𐤓𐤀𐤔/𐤅 rosho his head his head his head HNcmsc/Sp3ms שֶׁ֤מֶן 𐤔𐤌𐤍 shemen oil rich oil rich oil HNcmsc הַ/מִּשְׁחָה֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤔𐤇𐤄 hamishechah of the anointing the anointing oil the anointing oil HTd/Ncfsa וּ/מִלֵּ֣א 𐤅/𐤌𐤋𐤀 umile and filled and he made full and he filled HC/Vpq3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo יָד֔/וֹ 𐤉𐤃/𐤅 yado his hand his hand his hand HNcbsc/Sp3ms לִ/לְבֹּ֖שׁ 𐤋/𐤋𐤁𐤔 lilebosh to wear to clothe oneself to clothe oneself HR/Vqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo הַ/בְּגָדִ֑ים 𐤄/𐤁𐤂𐤃𐤉𐤌 habegadim the garments the garments the garments HTd/Ncmpa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-3 [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo רֹאשׁ/וֹ֙ 𐤓𐤀𐤔/𐤅 rosho-2 his head his head his head HNcmsc/Sp3ms לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn יִפְרָ֔ע 𐤉𐤐𐤓𐤏 yifera he shall let loose he will let loose he shall let loose HVqi3ms וּ/בְגָדָ֖י/ו 𐤅/𐤁𐤂𐤃𐤉/𐤅 uvegadayv and his garments and his garments and his garments HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not not HTn יִפְרֹֽם 𐤉𐤐𐤓𐤌 yiferom he shall tear he will tear apart he shall tear HVqi3ms
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כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) any entirety of any HNcmsc אִ֞ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man man man HNcmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher in whom that-which who HTr בּ֣/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 bo in him in him HR/Sp3ms מ֗וּם 𐤌𐤅𐤌 mum defect blemish blemish HNcmsa מִ/זֶּ֨רַע֙ 𐤌/𐤆𐤓𐤏 mizera of the seed from seed of from seed of HR/Ncmsc אַהֲרֹ֣ן 𐤀𐤄𐤓𐤍 aharon of Aaron Aharon Aharon HNp הַ/כֹּהֵ֔ן 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍 hakohen the priest the officiating priest the officiating priest HTd/Ncmsa לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn יִגַּ֔שׁ 𐤉𐤂𐤔 yigash shall come near he will draw near he will approach HVqi3ms לְ/הַקְרִ֖יב 𐤋/𐤄𐤒𐤓𐤉𐤁 lehaqeriv to offer to bring near to cause to approach HR/Vhc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker [·] HTo אִשֵּׁ֣י 𐤀𐤔𐤉 ishey fire offerings fire-offerings of offerings by fire of HNcmpc יְהוָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp מ֣וּם 𐤌𐤅𐤌 mum-2 defect blemish blemish HNcmsa בּ֔/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 bo-2 in him in him HR/Sp3ms אֵ֚ת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 object-marker [·] HTo לֶ֣חֶם 𐤋𐤇𐤌 lechem the bread bread bread HNcbsc אֱלֹהָ֔י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤅 elohayv Mulimu (Lozi) of his God his mighty-ones his Elohim HNcmpc/Sp3ms לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not not HTn יִגַּ֖שׁ 𐤉𐤂𐤔 yigash-2 shall he come near he will draw near he will approach HVqi3ms לְ/הַקְרִֽיב 𐤋/𐤄𐤒𐤓𐤉𐤁 lehaqeriv-2 to offer to bring near to cause to approach HR/Vhc
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