Leviticus 21

1 The LORD 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,

and to say LORD to(wards) Moses to say to(wards) [the] priest son: child Aaron and to say to(wards) them to/for soul: dead not to defile in/on/with kinsman his

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,

that if: except if: except to/for flesh his [the] near to(wards) him to/for mother his and to/for father his and to/for son: child his and to/for daughter his and to/for brother: male-sibling his

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

and to/for sister his [the] virgin [the] near to(wards) him which not to be to/for man: husband to/for her to defile

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

not to defile master: husband in/on/with kinsman his to/for to profane/begin: profane him

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

not (to make bald *Q(k)*) bald spot in/on/with head their and side beard their not to shave and in/on/with flesh their not to incise incision

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

holy to be to/for God their and not to profane/begin: profane name God their for [obj] food offering LORD food: bread God their they(masc.) to present: bring and to be holiness

7 “‘They shall not marry a woman who is a prostitute, or profane. A priest shall not marry a woman divorced from her husband; for he is holy to his God.

woman to fornicate and profaned not to take: marry and woman to drive out: divorce from man: husband her not to take: marry for holy he/she/it to/for God his

8 Therefore you shall sanctify him, for he offers the bread of your God. He shall be holy to you, for I the LORD, who sanctify you, am holy.

and to consecrate: consecate him for [obj] food: bread God your he/she/it to present: bring holy to be to/for you for holy I LORD to consecrate: consecate you

9 “‘The daughter of any priest, if she profanes herself by playing the prostitute, she profanes her father. She shall be burned with fire.

and daughter man priest for to profane/begin: profane to/for to fornicate [obj] father her he/she/it to profane/begin: profane in/on/with fire to burn

10 “‘He who is the high priest among his brothers, upon whose head the anointing oil is poured, and who is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not let the hair of his head hang loose, or tear his clothes.

and [the] priest [the] great: large from brother: male-relative his which to pour: pour upon head his oil [the] anointing and to fill [obj] hand: donate his to/for to clothe [obj] [the] garment [obj] head his not to neglect and garment his not to tear

11 He must not go in to any dead body, or defile himself for his father or for his mother.

and upon all soul: dead to die not to come (in): come to/for father his and to/for mother his not to defile

12 He shall not go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him. I am the LORD.

and from [the] sanctuary not to come out: come and not to profane/begin: profane [obj] sanctuary God his for consecration: crown oil anointing God his upon him I LORD

13 “‘He shall take a wife in her virginity.

and he/she/it woman: wife in/on/with virginity her to take: marry

14 He shall not marry a widow, or one divorced, or a woman who has been defiled, or a prostitute. He shall take a virgin of his own people as a wife.

widow and to drive out: divorce and profaned to fornicate [obj] these not to take: marry that if: except if: except virgin from kinsman his to take: marry woman: wife

15 He shall not profane his offspring among his people, for I am the LORD who sanctifies him.’”

and not to profane/begin: profane seed: children his in/on/with kinsman his for I LORD to consecrate: consecate him

16 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

and to speak: speak LORD to(wards) Moses to/for to say

17 “Say to Aaron, ‘None of your offspring throughout their generations who has a defect may approach to offer the bread of his God.

to speak: speak to(wards) Aaron to/for to say man from seed: children your to/for generation their which to be in/on/with him blemish not to present: come to/for to present: bring food: bread God his

18 For whatever man he is that has a defect, he shall not draw near: a blind man, or a lame, or he who has a flat nose, or any deformity,

for all man which in/on/with him blemish not to present: come man blind or lame or to slash or to extend

19 or a man who has an injured foot, or an injured hand,

or man which to be in/on/with him breaking foot or breaking hand

20 or hunchbacked, or a dwarf, or one who has a defect in his eye, or an itching disease, or scabs, or who has damaged testicles.

or humpbacked or thin or defect in/on/with eye: seeing his or scab or scab or crushed testicle

21 No man of the offspring of Aaron the priest who has a defect shall come near to offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire. Since he has a defect, he shall not come near to offer the bread of his God.

all man which in/on/with him blemish from seed: children Aaron [the] priest not to approach: approach to/for to present: bring [obj] food offering LORD blemish in/on/with him [obj] food: bread God his not to approach: approach to/for to present: bring

22 He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.

food: bread God his from holiness [the] holiness and from [the] holiness to eat

23 He shall not come near to the veil, nor come near to the altar, because he has a defect; that he may not profane my sanctuaries, for I am the LORD who sanctifies them.’”

surely to(wards) [the] curtain not to come (in): come and to(wards) [the] altar not to approach: approach for blemish in/on/with him and not to profane/begin: profane [obj] sanctuary my for I LORD to consecrate: consecate them

24 So Moses spoke to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel.

and to speak: speak Moses to(wards) Aaron and to(wards) son: child his and to(wards) all son: descendant/people Israel