BRAGADAYJAH 345
Having given detailed
instructions to the people general, God then turns his attention to the
priests, the sons of Aaron.
“Speak,” He says to
Moses. “Tell the children of Israel that
none of them should be defiled for the dead among the people; but for his kin
that is near unto him, that is his mother, his father, his son, his daughter,
his brother, and for his sister that is near to him and has no husband, he may
be defiled; but being a chief man among the people he must not be defiled among
the people.”
“The priests shall not make
baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their
beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.”
“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.”
“They shall not take a wife
who is a harlot or profane nor shall they take a woman put away from her
husband for he is holy unto the Lord. Thou shall sanctify him therefore; for he
offers the bread of thy God. He shall be holy unto thee for I the lord who
sanctifies you am holy.”
“And the daughter of any
priest if she profanes herself by playing the harlot she has profaned her
father and shall be burnt with fire.” More
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