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.

1 Viešpats kalbėjo Mozei: "Sakyk Aarono sūnums, kunigams, kad jie nesusiteptų savo mirusiu tautiečiu,

2 nebent būtų artimi giminės, tai yra: tėvas, motina, sūnus, duktė ar brolis

3 ir netekėjusi sesuo, kuri yra jam artima.

4 Jis neturi susitepti, nes jis yra vyresnysis savo tautoje.

5 Kunigai neskus savo galvos nei barzdos ir neraižys savo kūno.

6 Jie turi būti šventi savo Dievui ir nesutepti savo Dievo vardo, nes jie aukoja man smilkalus ir duonos auką, todėl privalo būti šventi.

7 Jiems draudžiama vesti paleistuvę ir išsiskyrusią, kadangi jie yra pašvęsti man

8 ir aukoja padėtinę duoną. Jie turi būti šventi, nes Aš esu šventas Viešpats, kuris jus darau šventus.

9 Jei kunigo duktė paleistuvautų ir tuo suteptų savo tėvo vardą, bus sudeginta.

10 Vyriausiasis kunigas, ant kurio galvos išlieta patepimo aliejaus ir kuris įšventintas kunigystei bei apvilktas šventais apdarais, nenudengs savo galvos, nepersiplėš drabužių

11 ir neprisilies prie jokio mirusio, net prie savo tėvo ar motinos.

12 Jis neišeis iš šventyklos ir nesuteps jos, nes yra pateptas šventu aliejumi; Aš esu Viešpats.

13 Jis turi vesti mergaitę.

14 Jis negali vesti našlės, išsiskyrusios, paniekintos nei paleistuvės, bet tik mergaitę iš savo tautos,

15 kad nesuterštų savo giminės kraujo, nes Aš, Viešpats, jį pašventinu".

16 Viešpats kalbėjo Mozei:

17 "Sakyk Aaronui, kad, jei kas nors iš jo palikuonių turi trūkumų, tegul nesiartina prie Dievo, kad aukotų Jam duoną.

18 Jeigu jis yra aklas, raišas, iškreiptu veidu ar nesveikų sąnarių

19 ar yra sulaužyta jo ranka arba koja,

20 ar kuprotas, ar neūžauga, ar sergąs akių liga, ar šašuotas, ar niežuotas, ar eunuchas,­

21 nė vienas iš kunigo Aarono palikuonių, turintis trūkumų, nesiartins aukoti Viešpačiui,

22 tačiau valgys maistą, aukojamą šventykloje, šventą ir labai šventą.

23 Bet jis neis į Švenčiausiąją ir nesiartins prie aukuro, nes turi trūkumų, kad nesuteptų mano šventyklos. Aš esu Viešpats, kuris juos pašventinu".

24 Mozė tai paskelbė Aaronui, jo sūnums ir visam Izraeliui.