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World English Bible

Leviticus 21 (WEBP)

[1] Yahweh 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,
[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,
[3] and for his virgin sister who is near to him, who has had no husband; for her he may defile himself.
[4] He 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.
[6] They shall be holy to their God, and not profane the name of their God, for they offer the offerings of Yahweh made by fire, the bread of their God. Therefore they shall be holy.
[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.
[8] Therefore you shall sanctify him, for he offers the bread of your God. He shall be holy to you, for I Yahweh, who sanctify you, am holy.
[9] “‘The daughter of any priest, if she profanes herself by playing the prostitute, she profanes her father. She shall be burned with fire.
[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.
[11] He must not go in to any dead body, or defile himself for his father or for his mother.
[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 Yahweh.
[13] “‘He shall take a wife in her virginity.
[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.
[15] He shall not profane his offspring among his people, for I am Yahweh who sanctifies him.’”
[16] Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
[17] “Say to Aaron, ‘None of your offspring throughout their generations who has a defect may approach to offer the bread of his God.
[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,
[19] or a man who has an injured foot, or an injured 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.
[21] No man of the offspring of Aaron the priest who has a defect shall come near to offer the offerings of Yahweh made by fire. Since he has a defect, he shall not come near to offer the bread of his God.
[22] He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.
[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 Yahweh who sanctifies them.’”
[24] So Moses spoke to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Leviticus 21 (KJVS)

[1] And the Lord said () unto Moses, Speak () unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say () unto them, There shall none be defiled () for the dead among his people:
[2] but for his kin, that is near unto him, that is, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother,
[3] and for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no husband; for her may he be defiled. ()
[4] But he shall not defile () himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane () himself.
[5] They shall not make () baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off () the corner of their beard, nor make () any cuttings in their flesh.
[6] They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane () the name of their God: for the offerings of the Lord made by fire, and the bread of their God, they do offer: () therefore they shall be holy.
[7] They shall not take () a wife that is a whore, () or profane; neither shall they take () a woman put away () from her husband: for he is holy unto his God.
[8] Thou shalt sanctify () him therefore; for he offereth () the bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto thee: for I the Lord, which sanctify () you, am holy.
[9] And the daughter of any priest, if she profane () herself by playing the whore, () she profaneth () her father: she shall be burnt () with fire.
[10] And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured, () and that is consecrated () to put () on the garments, shall not uncover () his head, nor rend () his clothes;
[11] neither shall he go in () to any dead () body, nor defile () himself for his father, or for his mother;
[12] neither shall he 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.
[13] And he shall take () a wife in her virginity.
[14] A widow, or a divorced woman, () or profane, or an harlot, () these shall he not take: () but he shall take () a virgin of his own people to wife.
[15] Neither shall he profane () his seed among his people: for I the Lord do sanctify () him.
[16] And the Lord spake () unto Moses, saying, ()
[17] Speak () unto Aaron, saying, () Whosoever he be of thy seed in their generations that hath any blemish, let him not approach () to offer () the bread of his God.
[18] For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach: () a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, () or any thing superfluous, ()
[19] or a man that is brokenfooted, or brokenhanded,
[20] or crookbackt, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or be scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken;
[21] no man that hath a blemish of the seed of Aaron the priest shall come nigh () to offer () the offerings of the Lord made by fire: he hath a blemish; he shall not come nigh () to offer () the bread of his God.
[22] He shall eat () the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.
[23] Only he shall not go in () unto the vail, nor come nigh () unto the altar, because he hath a blemish; that he profane () not my sanctuaries: for I the Lord do sanctify () them.
[24] And Moses told () it unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel.

Leviticus 21:4 Or, being an husband among his people he shall not defile himself for his wife etc.
Leviticus 21:17 Or, food
Leviticus 21:20 Or, too slender

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Leviticus 21 (BYZ)

[1] και ειπεν κυριος προς μωυσην λεγων ειπον τοις ιερευσιν τοις υιοις ααρων και ερεις προς αυτους εν ταις ψυχαις ου μιανθησονται εν τω εθνει αυτων
[2] αλλ η εν τω οικειω τω εγγιστα αυτων επι πατρι και μητρι και υιοις και θυγατρασιν επ αδελφω
[3] και επ αδελφη παρθενω τη εγγιζουση αυτω τη μη εκδεδομενη ανδρι επι τουτοις μιανθησεται
[4] ου μιανθησεται εξαπινα εν τω λαω αυτου εις βεβηλωσιν αυτου
[5] και φαλακρωμα ου ξυρηθησεσθε την κεφαλην επι νεκρω και την οψιν του πωγωνος ου ξυρησονται και επι τας σαρκας αυτων ου κατατεμουσιν εντομιδας
[6] αγιοι εσονται τω θεω αυτων και ου βεβηλωσουσιν το ονομα του θεου αυτων τας γαρ θυσιας κυριου δωρα του θεου αυτων αυτοι προσφερουσιν και εσονται αγιοι
[7] γυναικα πορνην και βεβηλωμενην ου λημψονται και γυναικα εκβεβλημενην απο ανδρος αυτης αγιος εστιν τω κυριω θεω αυτου
[8] και αγιασει αυτον τα δωρα κυριου του θεου υμων ουτος προσφερει αγιος εσται οτι αγιος εγω κυριος ο αγιαζων αυτους
[9] και θυγατηρ ανθρωπου ιερεως εαν βεβηλωθη του εκπορνευσαι το ονομα του πατρος αυτης αυτη βεβηλοι επι πυρος κατακαυθησεται
[10] και ο ιερευς ο μεγας απο των αδελφων αυτου του επικεχυμενου επι την κεφαλην του ελαιου του χριστου και τετελειωμενου ενδυσασθαι τα ιματια την κεφαλην ουκ αποκιδαρωσει και τα ιματια ου διαρρηξει
[11] και επι παση ψυχη τετελευτηκυια ουκ εισελευσεται επι πατρι αυτου ουδε επι μητρι αυτου ου μιανθησεται
[12] και εκ των αγιων ουκ εξελευσεται και ου βεβηλωσει το ηγιασμενον του θεου αυτου οτι το αγιον ελαιον το χριστον του θεου επ αυτω εγω κυριος
[13] ουτος γυναικα παρθενον εκ του γενους αυτου λημψεται
[14] χηραν δε και εκβεβλημενην και βεβηλωμενην και πορνην ταυτας ου λημψεται αλλ η παρθενον εκ του γενους αυτου λημψεται γυναικα
[15] και ου βεβηλωσει το σπερμα αυτου εν τω λαω αυτου εγω κυριος ο αγιαζων αυτον
[16] και ελαλησεν κυριος προς μωυσην λεγων
[17] ειπον ααρων ανθρωπος εκ του γενους σου εις τας γενεας υμων τινι εαν η εν αυτω μωμος ου προσελευσεται προσφερειν τα δωρα του θεου αυτου
[18] πας ανθρωπος ω αν η εν αυτω μωμος ου προσελευσεται ανθρωπος χωλος η τυφλος η κολοβορριν η ωτοτμητος
[19] η ανθρωπος ω εστιν εν αυτω συντριμμα χειρος η συντριμμα ποδος
[20] η κυρτος η εφηλος η πτιλος τους οφθαλμους η ανθρωπος ω αν η εν αυτω ψωρα αγρια η λιχην η μονορχις
[21] πας ω εστιν εν αυτω μωμος εκ του σπερματος ααρων του ιερεως ουκ εγγιει του προσενεγκειν τας θυσιας τω θεω σου οτι μωμος εν αυτω τα δωρα του θεου ου προσελευσεται προσενεγκειν
[22] τα δωρα του θεου τα αγια των αγιων και απο των αγιων φαγεται
[23] πλην προς το καταπετασμα ου προσελευσεται και προς το θυσιαστηριον ουκ εγγιει οτι μωμον εχει και ου βεβηλωσει το αγιον του θεου αυτου οτι εγω ειμι κυριος ο αγιαζων αυτους
[24] και ελαλησεν μωυσης προς ααρων και τους υιους αυτου και προς παντας υιους ισραηλ

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.