Leviticus [Pertaining to Levites] 21:1-8

¹Adonai said to Moses Drawn out, “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron Light-bringer, and say to them, ‘A priest shall not defile himself for the dead among his people;

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

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

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

⁵“‘They shall not shave their heads or shave off the corners of their beards or make any cuttings in their flesh.

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

⁷“‘They shall not marry a woman who is a prostitute, who has been profaned. They shall not marry a woman divorced from her husband; for he is holy to his God.

⁸You shall sanctify him therefore; for he offers the bread of your God. He shall be holy to you; for I Adonai , who sanctify you, am holy.