Leviticus 21:12-15
Living Bible
12 He shall not leave the sanctuary when on duty,[a] nor treat my Tabernacle like an ordinary house, for the consecration of the anointing oil of his God is upon him; I am Jehovah. 13 He must marry a virgin. 14-15 He may not marry a widow, nor a woman who is divorced, nor a prostitute. She must be a virgin from his own tribe, for he must not be the father of children of mixed blood—half priestly and half ordinary.”[b]
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- Leviticus 21:12 when on duty, implied.
- Leviticus 21:14 for he must not be the father of children of mixed blood—half priestly and half ordinary, literally, “he must not profane his offspring among his people.”
Leviticus 21:12-14
New International Version
12 nor leave the sanctuary(A) of his God or desecrate it, because he has been dedicated by the anointing oil(B) of his God. I am the Lord.
13 “‘The woman he marries must be a virgin.(C) 14 He must not marry a widow, a divorced woman, or a woman defiled by prostitution, but only a virgin from his own people,
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