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


In Context

1 And the LORD said to Moses, Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people:

2 But for his kin, that is near to 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 to him, who hath had no husband: for her he may be defiled.

4 But 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 to their God, and not profane the name of their God: for the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and 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 English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:4He 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.