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


In Context

1 The Lord said to Moses, "Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them: 'A priest must not make himself ceremonially unclean for any of his people who die,

2 except for a close relative, such as his mother or father, his son or daughter, his brother,

3 or an unmarried sister who is dependent on him since she has no husband-for her he may make himself unclean.

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

5 " 'Priests must not shave their heads or shave off the edges of their beards or cut their bodies.

6 They must be holy to their God and must not profane the name of their God. Because they present the offerings made to the Lord by fire, the food of their God, they are to 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 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 English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

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