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They are to be holy to their God. They are not to defile the name of their God, because they’re the ones who bring the offerings of the Lord made by fire—the food of their God—so they are to be holy.

“They are not to marry[a] a prostitute or a woman who has been dishonored or who was divorced from her husband, because the priest[b] is holy to his God. Consecrate him, because he’s the one who offers the food of your God. He is to be holy for you, because I, the Lord, the one who sanctifies you, am holy.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 21:7 Or take
  2. Leviticus 21:7 Lit. he