Leviticus 21

YHWH establishes holiness requirements for the priests (sons of Aaron), prohibiting them from defiling themselves by contact with the dead except for immediate family, and requiring the High Priest to marry only a virgin and maintain the highest standards of ritual purity.[3][4] These laws illustrate the separation from sin and elevated holiness expected of those who serve in the sanctuary.[4]

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וְ/הַ/כֹּהֵן֩ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍 vehakohen and-the priest and the priestly officiant HC/Td/Ncmsa הַ/גָּד֨וֹל 𐤄/𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋 hagadol the great the great one HTd/Aamsa מֵ/אֶחָ֜י/ו 𐤌/𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤅 meechayv from his brothers from his brothers HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms אֲֽשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which HTr יוּצַ֥ק 𐤉𐤅𐤑𐤒 yutsaq is poured he will be poured HVHi3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon HR רֹאשׁ֣/וֹ 𐤓𐤀𐤔/𐤅 rosho his head his head HNcmsc/Sp3ms שֶׁ֤מֶן 𐤔𐤌𐤍 shemen oil rich oil HNcmsc הַ/מִּשְׁחָה֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤔𐤇𐤄 hamishechah of the anointing the anointing oil HTd/Ncfsa וּ/מִלֵּ֣א 𐤅/𐤌𐤋𐤀 umile and filled and he made full HC/Vpq3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo יָד֔/וֹ 𐤉𐤃/𐤅 yado his hand his hand HNcbsc/Sp3ms לִ/לְבֹּ֖שׁ 𐤋/𐤋𐤁𐤔 lilebosh to wear to clothe oneself HR/Vqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo הַ/בְּגָדִ֑ים 𐤄/𐤁𐤂𐤃𐤉𐤌 habegadim the garments the garments HTd/Ncmpa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-3 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo רֹאשׁ/וֹ֙ 𐤓𐤀𐤔/𐤅 rosho-2 his head his head HNcmsc/Sp3ms לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn יִפְרָ֔ע 𐤉𐤐𐤓𐤏 yifera he shall let loose he will let loose HVqi3ms וּ/בְגָדָ֖י/ו 𐤅/𐤁𐤂𐤃𐤉/𐤅 uvegadayv and his garments and his garments HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not HTn יִפְרֹֽם 𐤉𐤐𐤓𐤌 yiferom he shall tear he will tear apart HVqi3ms
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