Leviticus 21:1-10

¹The Lord told Moses, “Tell Aaron's sons, the priests: A priest is not to make himself unclean by touching the dead body of any of his relatives.

²The only exceptions are for his immediate family. This includes his mother, father, son, daughter, or brother,

³or his unmarried sister since she is a close relative because she doesn't have a husband.

⁴He must not make himself unclean for those only related to him by marriage—he is not to make himself ceremonially impure.

⁵Priests are not to shave bald spots on their heads, trim the sides of their beards, or cut their bodies.

⁶They must be holy to their God and not disgrace their God's reputation. They are the one who present the food offerings to the Lord, the food of their God. Consequently they must be holy.

⁷A priest is not to marry a woman made unclean through prostitution or who is divorced by her husband, for the priest must be holy to his God.

⁸You shall consider him holy because he presents the food offerings to your God. He shall be holy to you, because I am holy. I am the Lord, and I chose you as my special people.

⁹A priest's daughter who makes herself unclean through prostitution makes her father unclean. She must be executed by burning.

¹⁰The high priest has the highest place among the other priests. He has been anointed with olive oil poured on his head and has been ordained to wear the priestly clothing. He must not leave his hair uncombed or tear his clothes.