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


In Context

1 Yahweh said to Moses, |Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them, 'A priest shall not defile himself for the dead among his people;

2 except for his relatives that are near to him: for his mother, for his father, for his son, for his daughter, for his brother,

3 and for his virgin sister who is near to him, who has had no husband; for her he may defile himself.

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

5 |'They shall not shave their heads, neither shall they shave off the corners of their beards, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.

6 They shall be holy to their God, and not profane the name of their God; for they offer the offerings of Yahweh made by fire, the bread of their God; 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 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 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.