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利未记 21

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1 耶和华摩西:你告诉亚伦子孙作祭司祭司不可为民中的死人沾染自己,

2 除非为他骨肉之亲的父母、儿女、弟兄,

3 和未曾出嫁、作处女的姊妹,才可以沾染自己。

4 祭司既在民中为首,就不可从俗沾染自己。

5 不可使;不可剃除胡须的周围,也不可用刀划身。

6 要归,不可亵渎的名;因为耶和华的火祭,就是的食物,是他们献的,所以他们要成为

7 不可娶妓女或被污的女人为妻,也不可娶被休的妇人为妻,因为祭司是归为圣。

8 所以你要使他成圣,因为他奉献你的食物;你要以他为,因为我─使你们成圣耶和华─是的。

9 祭司的女儿若行淫辱没自己,就辱没了父亲,必用将他焚烧。

10 在弟兄中作祭司上倒了膏、又承接圣职,穿了圣衣的,不可蓬散发,也不可撕裂衣服

11 不可挨近尸,也不可为父母沾染自己。

12 不可出圣所,也不可亵渎的圣所,因为的冠冕在他头上。我是耶和华

13 他要娶处女为妻。

14 寡妇或是被休的妇人,或是被污为妓的女人,都不可娶;只可娶本民中的处女为妻。

15 不可在民中辱没他的儿女,因为我是叫他成圣耶和华

16 耶和华摩西

17 你告诉亚伦:你世世代的後裔,凡有残疾的,都不可近前来献他的食物。

18 因为凡有残疾的,无论是瞎眼的、瘸腿的、塌鼻子的、肢体有馀的、

19 的、

20 驼背的、矮矬的、眼睛有毛病的、长癣的、长疥的,或是损坏肾子的,都不可近前来。

21 祭司亚伦的後裔,凡有残疾的,都不可前来,将火祭献给耶和华。他有残疾,不可前来献的食物。

22 的食物,无论是的,至的,他都可以

23 但不可进到幔子前,也不可就前;因为他有残疾,免得亵渎我的所。我是叫他成圣耶和华

24 於是,摩西晓谕亚伦亚伦的子孙,并以色列众人。

   

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