Leviticus 21:4
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But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
He shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
He shall not become unclean as a relative by marriage among his people, and so profane himself.
He shall not even defile himself, being a [bereaved] husband [his wife not being his blood kin] or being a chief man among his people, and so profane himself.
But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
He is not to make himself unclean for those related to him by marriage and so defile himself.
You must not make yourself unclean for in-laws, defiling yourself by doing so.
He may not make himself unclean, because he is a leader among his people; doing so would profane him.
Don't make yourself unclean by attending the funeral of someone related to you by marriage.
He shall not make himself unclean [who is] a chief among his peoples, to profane himself.
But not even for the prince of his people shall he do any thing that may make him unclean.
But a priest must not make himself unclean if the dead person was only one of his slaves.
The priest must not touch a dead person who is married to a person of his family. That would make him unclean.
But he shall not make himself unclean for his relatives by marriage and so defile himself.
He shall not make himself unclean as a husband among his people and so profane himself.
He shall not make himself unclean as a husband among his people and so profane himself.
But a priest must not make himself unclean ·if the dead person was only related to him by marriage [L as a husband among his people].
He shall not lament for the Prince among his people, to pollute himself.
As the head of your people, you should never become unclean. That would make you unholy.
He shall not make himself unclean at the death of those related to him by marriage.
He is not to make himself unclean for those related to him by marriage and so defile himself.
But a priest must not make himself unclean if the dead person was only related to him by marriage.
Because he is a husband among his people, he is not to defile himself, thereby polluting himself.
He shall not defile himself for the prince among his people, to profane himself.
But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
He shall not defile himself as a relative by marriage among his people, and so profane himself.
He must not make himself unclean as a kinsman by marriage, defiling himself.
For the priest is a leader among his people, and he may not ceremonially defile himself as an ordinary person can.
God spoke to Moses: “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron. Tell them, A priest must not ritually contaminate himself by touching the dead, except for close relatives: mother, father, son, daughter, brother, or an unmarried sister who is dependent on him since she has no husband; for these he may make himself ritually unclean, but he must not contaminate himself with the dead who are only related to him by marriage and thus profane himself.
And he shall not make himself unclean as a husband among his people because of the dead and so defile himself.
As the head of your people, you should never become unclean. That would make you unholy.
But as a husband among his kindred he shall not make himself unclean and thus profane himself.
He shall not defile himself as a relative by marriage among his people, so as to profane himself.
He shall not defile himself as a relative by marriage among his people, and so profane himself.
But he is not to become unclean for people related by marriage, becoming unclean for them.
But a priest must not make himself unclean if the dead person was only related to him by marriage.
He must not defile himself as a husband among his people so as to profane himself.
But he must not make himself “unclean” by going near the bodies of people only related to him by marriage. Going near them would make him “unclean.”
He must not make himself unclean for people related to him by marriage, and so defile himself.
He must not make himself unclean for people related to him by marriage, and so defile himself.
Otherwise he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
He should not make himself unclean as a husband among his people, and so make himself sinful.
But a priest must not defile himself and make himself unclean for someone who is related to him only by marriage.
But he shall not defile himself as a husband among his people and so profane himself.
But he shall not defile himself as a husband among his people and so profane himself.
But he shall not defile himself as a husband among his people and so profane himself.
But he shall not defile himself for those related to him by marriage and so profane himself.
But he shall not make himself tamei, being a ba’al (leader, chief man) among his people, to profane himself.
He shall not defile himself as a husband among his people and so profane himself.
He shall not defile himself as a husband among his people and so profane himself.
But he is not to defile himself—a husband among his people—and so profane himself.
A priest must not render himself impure and defile himself by touching the corpse of a person related to him only by marriage.
He shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
but neither he shall be defouled in the prince of his people. (but he shall not be defiled even with the ruler of his people.)
`A master [priest] doth not defile himself among his people -- to pollute himself;
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