4He shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.


In Context

1 And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none defile himself for the dead among his people;

2 except for his kin, that is near unto him, 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 near unto him, which hath had no husband, for her may he defile himself.

4 He shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.

5 They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.

6 They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God: for the offerings of the LORD made by fire, the bread of their God, they do offer: therefore they shall be holy.

Leviticus 21:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:4[But] he shall not defile himself, [being] a chief man among his people, to profane himself.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

21:4He must not make himself unclean for people related to him by marriage, and so defile himself.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

21:4But not even for the prince of his people shall he do any thing that may make him unclean.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:4He shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:4He shall not make himself unclean who is a chief among his peoples, to profane himself.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:4But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:4He shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

21:4A master priest doth not defile himself among his people — to pollute himself;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:4But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.