1 The|strong="H0559" LORD|strong="H3068" said|strong="H0559" to|strong="H0413" Moses|strong="H4872", “Tell|strong="H0559" these|strong="H5971" things|strong="H3808" to|strong="H0413" Aaron’s|strong="H0175" sons|strong="H1121", the|strong="H0559" priests|strong="H3548": A|strong="H3808" priest|strong="H3548" must|strong="H1121" not|strong="H3808" make|strong="H2930" himself|strong="H5315" unclean|strong="H2930" by|strong="H3068" touching a|strong="H3808" dead|strong="H5315" person|strong="H5315".
2 But|strong="H3588" if|strong="H0518" the|strong="H3588" dead person|strong="H0413" was|strong="H1121" one|strong="H1121" of|strong="H1121" his|strong="H0518" close|strong="H7138" relatives|strong="H0251", he|strong="H3588" can|strong="H0518" touch the|strong="H3588" dead body|strong="H7607". The|strong="H3588" priest can|strong="H0518" make|strong="H3588" himself|strong="H0413" unclean if|strong="H0518" the|strong="H3588" dead person|strong="H0413" is|strong="H1121" his|strong="H0518" mother|strong="H0517" or|strong="H0518" father|strong="H0001", his|strong="H0518" son|strong="H1121" or|strong="H0518" daughter|strong="H1323", his|strong="H0518" brother|strong="H0251" or|strong="H0518"
3 his|strong="H0834" unmarried sister|strong="H0269". (This|strong="H0834" sister|strong="H0269" is|strong="H0834" close|strong="H7138" to|strong="H0413" him|strong="H0413" because|strong="H0834" she|strong="H0834" has|strong="H0834" no|strong="H3808" husband|strong="H0376". So|strong="H1961" the|strong="H0834" priest|strong="H2930" may|strong="H1961" make|strong="H2930" himself|strong="H2930" unclean|strong="H2930" for|strong="H0413" her|strong="H0413" if|strong="H0834" she|strong="H0834" dies.)
4 But|strong="H3808" a|strong="H3808" priest|strong="H2930" must|strong="H3808" not|strong="H3808" make|strong="H2930" himself|strong="H2930" unclean|strong="H2930" if the|strong="H3808" dead person|strong="H1167" was|strong="H3808" only one|strong="H3808" of|strong="H1167" his|strong="H3808" slaves.
5 “Priests|strong="H3808" must|strong="H3808" not|strong="H3808" shave|strong="H1548" their|strong="H3808" heads|strong="H7218" bald|strong="H7144". They|strong="H3808" must|strong="H3808" not|strong="H3808" shave|strong="H1548" off|strong="H1548" the|strong="H3808" edges|strong="H6285" of|strong="H7218" their|strong="H3808" beards|strong="H2206". They|strong="H3808" must|strong="H3808" not|strong="H3808" make|strong="H7139" any|strong="H7139" cuts|strong="H8295" in|strong="H1320" their|strong="H3808" bodies|strong="H1320".
6 Priests|strong="H3808" must|strong="H0853" be|strong="H1961" holy|strong="H6944" for|strong="H3588" their|strong="H3068" God|strong="H0430". They|strong="H1992" must|strong="H0853" show|strong="H1961" respect for|strong="H3588" God’s|strong="H0430" name|strong="H8034". They|strong="H1992" offer|strong="H7126" the|strong="H0853" bread|strong="H3899" and|strong="H3068" special gifts|strong="H6944" to|strong="H1961" the|strong="H0853" LORD|strong="H3068", so|strong="H1961" they|strong="H1992" must|strong="H0853" be|strong="H1961" holy|strong="H6944".
7 “A|strong="H3947" priest serves God|strong="H0430" in|strong="H0430" a|strong="H3947" special way, so|strong="H3947" he|strong="H1931" must|strong="H3947" not|strong="H3808" marry|strong="H3947" a|strong="H3947" woman|strong="H0802" who|strong="H0376" has|strong="H0430" had|strong="H0430" sexual|strong="H3947" relations with|strong="H0376" any|strong="H0376" other|strong="H0376" man|strong="H0376". He|strong="H1931" must|strong="H3947" not|strong="H3808" marry|strong="H3947" a|strong="H3947" prostitute|strong="H2181" or|strong="H3808" a|strong="H3947" divorced|strong="H1644" woman|strong="H0802".
8 A|strong="H1961" priest serves God|strong="H0430" in|strong="H0430" a|strong="H1961" special way. So|strong="H1961" you|strong="H3588" must|strong="H0853" treat|strong="H6942" him|strong="H0853" in|strong="H0430" a|strong="H1961" special way, because|strong="H3588" he|strong="H1931" carries holy|strong="H6918" things|strong="H1961". He|strong="H1931" brings|strong="H7126" the|strong="H0853" holy|strong="H6918" bread|strong="H3899" to|strong="H1961" me|strong="H0589", and|strong="H3068" I|strong="H0589" am|strong="H0589" holy|strong="H6918". I|strong="H0589" am|strong="H0589" the|strong="H0853" LORD|strong="H3068", and|strong="H3068" I|strong="H0589" make|strong="H3588" you|strong="H3588" holy|strong="H6918".
9 “If|strong="H3588" a|strong="H3588" priest’s|strong="H3548" daughter|strong="H1323" becomes|strong="H3588" a|strong="H3588" prostitute|strong="H2181", she|strong="H1931" ruins her|strong="H3588" reputation and|strong="H3548" brings shame to|strong="H0376" her|strong="H3588" father|strong="H0001". She|strong="H1931" must|strong="H0853" be|strong="H0376" burned|strong="H8313" to|strong="H0376" death in|strong="H0376" the|strong="H0853" fire|strong="H0784"!
10 “The|strong="H0853" high|strong="H1419" priest|strong="H3548" was|strong="H0834" chosen from|strong="H5921" among|strong="H5921" his|strong="H5921" brothers|strong="H0251". The|strong="H0853" anointing|strong="H4888" oil|strong="H8081" was|strong="H0834" poured|strong="H3332" on|strong="H5921" his|strong="H5921" head|strong="H7218". In|strong="H5921" this|strong="H0834" way|strong="H5921" he|strong="H0834" was|strong="H0834" chosen for|strong="H5921" the|strong="H0853" special job|strong="H3808" of|strong="H3027" being high|strong="H1419" priest|strong="H3548". He|strong="H0834" was|strong="H0834" chosen to|strong="H5921" wear|strong="H3847" the|strong="H0853" special clothes|strong="H0899", so|strong="H3808" he|strong="H0834" must|strong="H0853" not|strong="H3808" do|strong="H3027" things|strong="H1419" to|strong="H5921" show his|strong="H5921" sadness in|strong="H5921" public. He|strong="H0834" must|strong="H0853" not|strong="H3808" let|strong="H3808" his|strong="H5921" hair|strong="H7218" grow wild. He|strong="H0834" must|strong="H0853" not|strong="H3808" tear|strong="H6533" his|strong="H5921" clothes|strong="H0899".
11 He|strong="H3808" must|strong="H4191" not|strong="H3808" make|strong="H2930" himself|strong="H5315" unclean|strong="H2930" by|strong="H5921" touching a|strong="H0935" dead|strong="H4191" body|strong="H5315". He|strong="H3808" must|strong="H4191" not|strong="H3808" go|strong="H0935" near|strong="H5921" a|strong="H0935" dead|strong="H4191" body|strong="H5315", even|strong="H3808" if it|strong="H5921" is|strong="H5315" his|strong="H3605" own|strong="H5315" father|strong="H0001" or|strong="H3808" mother|strong="H0517".
12 The|strong="H0853" high priest must|strong="H0853" not|strong="H3808" leave|strong="H3318" God’s|strong="H0430" holy|strong="H4720" place|strong="H4720", because|strong="H3588" he|strong="H3588" might|strong="H3068" become|strong="H3318" unclean and|strong="H3068" then|strong="H3318" make|strong="H3588" God’s|strong="H0430" holy|strong="H4720" place|strong="H4720" unclean. The|strong="H0853" anointing|strong="H4888" oil|strong="H8081" was|strong="H3068" poured on|strong="H5921" the|strong="H0853" high priest’s head. This|strong="H3588" separated him|strong="H5921" from|strong="H4480" the|strong="H0853" rest of|strong="H0430" the|strong="H0853" people|strong="H3808". I|strong="H0589" am|strong="H0589" the|strong="H0853" LORD|strong="H3068".
13 “The|strong="H3947" high priest must|strong="H3947" marry|strong="H3947" a|strong="H3947" woman|strong="H0802" who|strong="H1931" is|strong="H1931" a|strong="H3947" virgin|strong="H1331".
14 He|strong="H3588" must|strong="H0853" not|strong="H3808" marry|strong="H3947" a|strong="H3947" woman|strong="H0802" who|strong="H0428" has|strong="H3588" had|strong="H3588" sexual|strong="H3947" relations with|strong="H0802" any|strong="H0802" man. He|strong="H3588" must|strong="H0853" not|strong="H3808" marry|strong="H3947" a|strong="H3947" prostitute|strong="H2181", a|strong="H3947" divorced|strong="H1644" woman|strong="H0802", or|strong="H0518" a|strong="H3947" widow|strong="H0490". The|strong="H0853" high priest must|strong="H0853" marry|strong="H3947" a|strong="H3947" virgin|strong="H1330" from|strong="H3947" his|strong="H3947" own people|strong="H5971".
15 In|strong="H3068" this|strong="H3588" way people|strong="H5971" will|strong="H3068" show|strong="H6942" respect for|strong="H3588" his|strong="H3068" children|strong="H2233". I|strong="H0589", the|strong="H3588" LORD|strong="H3068", have|strong="H0589" separated the|strong="H3588" high priest for|strong="H3588" his|strong="H3068" special work.”
16 The|strong="H0559" LORD|strong="H3068" said|strong="H0559" to|strong="H0413" Moses|strong="H4872",
17 “Tell|strong="H0559" Aaron|strong="H0175": If|strong="H0834" any|strong="H0376" of|strong="H0376" your|strong="H0834" descendants|strong="H2233" have|strong="H1961" anything|strong="H3899" wrong with|strong="H0413" them|strong="H0413", they|strong="H0834" must|strong="H3808" not|strong="H3808" carry the|strong="H0559" special bread|strong="H3899" to|strong="H0413" God|strong="H0430".
18 Any|strong="H3605" man|strong="H0376" who|strong="H0834" has|strong="H0834" something wrong with|strong="H0376" him|strong="H3605" must|strong="H3808" not|strong="H3808" serve as|strong="H0834" priest and|strong="H0376" bring|strong="H7126" sacrifices to|strong="H0376" me|strong="H3808". These|strong="H3605" men|strong="H0376" cannot|strong="H3808" serve as|strong="H0834" priests|strong="H3808": blind|strong="H5787" men|strong="H0376", crippled men|strong="H0376", men|strong="H0376" with|strong="H0376" bad scars on|strong="H3605" their|strong="H3605" faces, men|strong="H0376" with|strong="H0376" arms or|strong="H0176" legs that|strong="H0834" are|strong="H0834" too|strong="H3808" long,
19 men|strong="H0376" with|strong="H0376" broken|strong="H7667" feet|strong="H7272" or|strong="H0176" hands|strong="H3027",
20 men with|strong="H0176" bent backs, men who are|strong="H5869" dwarfs, men who are|strong="H5869" cross-eyed, men with|strong="H0176" rashes or|strong="H0176" bad skin diseases, and|strong="H5869" men with|strong="H0176" crushed|strong="H4790" testicles|strong="H0810".
21 “If|strong="H0834" one|strong="H0376" of|strong="H0376" Aaron’s|strong="H0175" descendants|strong="H2233" has|strong="H3068" something|strong="H3899" wrong with|strong="H3068" him|strong="H0853", he|strong="H0834" cannot|strong="H3808" approach|strong="H7126" the|strong="H3605" altar to|strong="H3068" bring|strong="H7126" gifts|strong="H0801" to|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3605" LORD|strong="H3068". And|strong="H3068" he|strong="H0834" cannot|strong="H3808" carry the|strong="H3605" special bread|strong="H3899" to|strong="H3068" God|strong="H0430".
22 He|strong="H0430" is|strong="H0430" from|strong="H4480" the|strong="H4480" family of|strong="H0430" priests, so|strong="H4480" he|strong="H0430" can eat|strong="H0398" the|strong="H4480" holy|strong="H6944" bread|strong="H3899". He|strong="H0430" can also|strong="H0430" eat|strong="H0398" the|strong="H4480" very holy|strong="H6944" bread|strong="H3899".
23 But|strong="H3588" he|strong="H3588" cannot|strong="H3808" go|strong="H0935" through|strong="H0935" the|strong="H0853" curtain|strong="H6532" into|strong="H0413" the|strong="H0853" Most Holy|strong="H6942" Place|strong="H0935" and|strong="H0935" he|strong="H3588" cannot|strong="H3808" go|strong="H0935" near|strong="H5066" the|strong="H0853" altar|strong="H4196". This|strong="H3588" is|strong="H3068" because|strong="H3588" he|strong="H3588" has|strong="H3068" something wrong with|strong="H0413" him|strong="H0413". He|strong="H3588" must|strong="H0853" not|strong="H3808" make|strong="H3588" my|strong="H3068" holy|strong="H6942" places|strong="H4720" unholy. I|strong="H0589" am|strong="H0589" the|strong="H0853" LORD|strong="H3068", and|strong="H0935" I|strong="H0589" make|strong="H3588" these places|strong="H4720" holy|strong="H6942".”
24 So|strong="H1696" Moses|strong="H4872" told|strong="H1696" these|strong="H1696" things|strong="H3605" to|strong="H0413" Aaron|strong="H0175", Aaron’s|strong="H0175" sons|strong="H1121", and|strong="H1121" all|strong="H3605" the|strong="H3605" Israelites|strong="H3478".