ויקרא 21:4
KJV
But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
Context
This verse from ויקרא Chapter 21 connects to 2 cross-references. Special holiness requirements for priests restrict their contact with dead bodies to close family members, prohibit certain mourning practices, require them to marry only virgins or widows of priests, and mandate physical wholeness. The high priest has even stricter requirements …
תרגומים נוספים
ASV
He shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
YLT
`A master <FI>priest<Fi> doth not defile himself among his people--to pollute himself;
BBE
But let him, being a chief among his people, not make himself unclean in such a way as to put shame on himself.