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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/leviticus/21.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/leviticus/21.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />He must not make himself unclean for people related to him by marriage, and so defile himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/leviticus/21.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But a priest must not defile himself and make himself unclean for someone who is related to him only by marriage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/21.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He shall not make himself unclean as a husband among his people and so profane himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He is not to defile himself for those related to him by marriage, and so profane himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><i>But</i> he shall not defile himself, <i>being</i> a chief man among his people, to profane himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/21.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br /><i>Otherwise</i> he shall not defile himself, <i>being</i> a chief man among his people, to profane himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He shall not defile himself as a relative by marriage among his people, so as to profane himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/21.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216He shall not defile himself as a relative by marriage among his people, and so profane himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘He shall not defile himself as a relative by marriage among his people, and so profane himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He shall not defile himself as a relative by marriage among his people, and so profane himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He shall not become unclean as a relative by marriage among his people, and so profane himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He is not to make himself unclean for those related to him by marriage and so defile himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He is not to make himself unclean for those related to him by marriage and so defile himself.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/21.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Don't make yourself unclean by attending the funeral of someone related to you by marriage. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/21.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />As the head of your people, you should never become unclean. That would make you unholy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/21.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He shall not make himself unclean at the death of those related to him by marriage. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Because he is a husband among his people, he is not to defile himself, thereby polluting himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He is not to defile himself for those related to him by marriage, and so profane himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/21.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He must not defile himself as a husband among his people so as to profane himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/21.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />A master [priest] does not defile himself among his people—to defile himself;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> A master priest doth not defile himself among his people -- to pollute himself;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />A chief among his people shall not be defiled, to profane himself.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But not even for the prince of his people shall he do any thing that may make him unclean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But not even by the leader of his people shall he be contaminated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/21.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But as a husband among his kindred he shall not make himself unclean and thus profane himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But he shall not defile himself as a husband among his people and so profane himself.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But he shall not defile himself for the prince of his people, lest he profane himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />He shall not be defiled for the Prince of his people, that he will not be polluted.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />He shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />He shall not defile himself suddenly among his people to profane himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/21-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=5564" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/21.htm">Holiness Required of Priests</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>or his unmarried sister who is near to him, since she has no husband. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">He is not</a> <a href="/hebrew/2930.htm" title="2930: yiṭ·ṭam·mā (V-Hitpael-Imperf-3ms) -- To be or become unclean. A primitive root; to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense.">to defile himself</a> <a href="/hebrew/1167.htm" title="1167: ba·‘al (N-ms) -- Owner, lord. From ba'al; a master; hence, a husband, or owner.">for those related to him by marriage,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: bə·‘am·māw (Prep-b:: N-mpc:: 3ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2490.htm" title="2490: lə·hê·ḥal·lōw (Prep-l:: V-Nifal-Inf:: 3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to bore, i.e. to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane, to break, to begin; denom. to play.">and so profane himself.</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>Priests must not make bald spots on their heads, shave off the edges of their beards, or make cuts in their bodies.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/19-11.htm">Numbers 19:11-13</a></span><br />Whoever touches any dead body will be unclean for seven days. / He must purify himself with the water on the third day and on the seventh day; then he will be clean. But if he does not purify himself on the third and seventh days, he will not be clean. / Anyone who touches a human corpse and fails to purify himself defiles the tabernacle of the LORD. That person must be cut off from Israel. He remains unclean, because the water of purification has not been sprinkled on him, and his uncleanness is still on him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/44-25.htm">Ezekiel 44:25-27</a></span><br />A priest must not defile himself by going near a dead person. However, for a father, a mother, a son, a daughter, a brother, or an unmarried sister, he may do so, / and after he is cleansed, he must count off seven days for himself. / And on the day he goes into the sanctuary, into the inner court, to minister in the sanctuary, he must present his sin offering, declares the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-21.htm">Matthew 8:21-22</a></span><br />Another of His disciples requested, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.” / But Jesus told him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/9-59.htm">Luke 9:59-60</a></span><br />Then He said to another man, “Follow Me.” The man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.” / But Jesus told him, “Let the dead bury their own dead. You, however, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/3-2.htm">1 Timothy 3:2-3</a></span><br />An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, / not dependent on wine, not violent but gentle, peaceable, and free of the love of money.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9</a></span><br />But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/7-26.htm">Hebrews 7:26</a></span><br />Such a high priest truly befits us—One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/9-13.htm">1 Corinthians 9:13-14</a></span><br />Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings? / In the same way, the Lord has prescribed that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-19.htm">1 Corinthians 6:19-20</a></span><br />Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; / you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-17.htm">2 Corinthians 6:17-18</a></span><br />“Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.” / And: “I will be a Father to you, and you will be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-1.htm">Romans 12:1-2</a></span><br />Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. / Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:3-5</a></span><br />For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality; / each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, / not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-15.htm">1 Peter 1:15-16</a></span><br />But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do, / for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/29-1.htm">Exodus 29:1-9</a></span><br />“Now this is what you are to do to consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve Me as priests: Take a young bull and two rams without blemish, / along with unleavened bread, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil. Make them out of fine wheat flour, / put them in a basket, and present them in the basket, along with the bull and the two rams. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/33-8.htm">Deuteronomy 33:8-10</a></span><br />Concerning Levi he said: “Give Your Thummim to Levi and Your Urim to Your godly one, whom You tested at Massah and contested at the waters of Meribah. / He said of his father and mother, ‘I do not consider them.’ He disregarded his brothers and did not know his own sons, for he kept Your word and maintained Your covenant. / He will teach Your ordinances to Jacob and Your law to Israel; he will set incense before You and whole burnt offerings on Your altar.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/24-16.htm">Ezekiel 24:16,17</a></b></br> Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke: yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/4-5.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-3.htm">Defile</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-3.htm">Husband</a> <a href="/exodus/22-17.htm">Marriage</a> <a href="/exodus/22-8.htm">Master</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-26.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-29.htm">Pollute</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-1.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-3.htm">Profane</a> <a href="/genesis/41-12.htm">Related</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-2.htm">Relative</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-21.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-3.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-25.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/21-10.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-11.htm">Defile</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-7.htm">Husband</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Marriage</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-43.htm">Master</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-14.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-6.htm">Pollute</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-7.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-6.htm">Profane</a> <a href="/numbers/3-26.htm">Related</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-49.htm">Relative</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-9.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-11.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-21.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 21</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/21-1.htm">Of the priests' mourning</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/21-6.htm">Of their holiness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/21-7.htm">Of their marriages</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/21-8.htm">Of their estimation</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/21-9.htm">Of the high priest's holiness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/21-10.htm">Of his marriage</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/21-13.htm">The priests that have blemishes must not minister in the sanctuary</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The term "defile" refers to becoming ceremonially unclean, which would disqualify a priest from performing his sacred duties. This reflects the broader biblical theme of separation from sin and impurity, as seen in passages like <a href="/2_corinthians/6-17.htm">2 Corinthians 6:17</a>, where believers are called to be separate from the world.<p><b>for those related to him by marriage</b><br>This phrase indicates that the priest is not to become ceremonially unclean even for in-laws, highlighting the importance of maintaining ritual purity. In ancient Israel, family ties were significant, but the priest's duty to God took precedence. This can be compared to Jesus' teaching in <a href="/matthew/10-37.htm">Matthew 10:37</a>, where He emphasizes the priority of devotion to God over familial relationships.<p><b>and so profane himself</b><br>To "profane" means to treat something sacred with irreverence or disrespect. For a priest, becoming unclean would mean treating his holy office with disregard. This concept is echoed in <a href="/ezekiel/44-23.htm">Ezekiel 44:23</a>, where priests are instructed to teach the people the difference between the holy and the common. The priest's role as a mediator between God and the people foreshadows Christ, our ultimate High Priest, who is described in <a href="/hebrews/7-26.htm">Hebrews 7:26</a> as "holy, innocent, unstained, separated from sinners."<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/priests.htm">Priests</a></b><br>The primary focus of <a href="/bsb/leviticus/21.htm">Leviticus 21</a> is on the priests, who were set apart for service in the tabernacle and later the temple. They were held to higher standards of purity and conduct.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation to whom the laws were given, emphasizing their unique covenant relationship with God and the need for holiness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The mediator of the Law, through whom God communicated His statutes to the Israelites.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/tabernacle/temple.htm">Tabernacle/Temple</a></b><br>The central place of worship where the priests served, symbolizing God's presence among His people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/h/holiness.htm">Holiness</a></b><br>A recurring theme in Leviticus, highlighting the need for separation from impurity and dedication to God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_separation.htm">Holiness and Separation</a></b><br>The call to holiness is a central theme in the life of a believer. Just as priests were to remain undefiled, Christians are called to live lives that are distinct and set apart for God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/respect_for_god's_standards.htm">Respect for God's Standards</a></b><br>God's standards for His people are not arbitrary but are designed to reflect His character. Understanding and respecting these standards is crucial for a life that honors God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_priests.htm">The Role of Priests</a></b><br>In the Old Testament, priests served as mediators between God and the people. In the New Testament, all believers are called to be priests, representing God to the world.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/avoiding_spiritual_defilement.htm">Avoiding Spiritual Defilement</a></b><br>While the specific laws of Leviticus may not apply directly, the principle of avoiding spiritual defilement remains relevant. Believers must guard against influences that can lead them away from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_family_and_community.htm">The Importance of Family and Community</a></b><br>While priests were restricted in their mourning practices, the broader principle of caring for family and community remains. Believers are called to balance their spiritual commitments with their responsibilities to others.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 21</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_i_forgive_my_guilt.htm">What does the Bible say about avoiding fornication?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_bestiality.htm">What does the Bible say about bestiality?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_restrict_priests'_marriages_evidence.htm">Why does Leviticus 21:7-14 restrict whom priests can marry, and does archaeology support such specialized priestly conduct?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_leviticus_21_1-4_historically_accurate.htm">How historically accurate is the claim in Leviticus 21:1-4 that any contact with the dead (apart from immediate family) defiled a priest?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/21.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) <span class= "bld">But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man . . . --</span>Better, <span class= "ital">A husband shall not defile himself among his people when he had profaned himself. </span>As the seven exceptions to the general rule began with his wife, whose funeral rites the priestly husband is allowed to attend, the verse before us restricts this permission to his legally prescribed wife. If he contracted a marriage which profaned him, he could not attend to her funeral ceremonies. The last clause, which is here translated, "when he had profaned him," literally denotes "to profane himself," "with respect to his profanation"--<span class= "ital">i.e., </span>with respect to a marriage by which he profaned himself. This is the interpretation which the administrators of the Law attached to the verse, and which is transmitted in the Chaldee version of Jonathan. It is not only in perfect harmony with the context, but does least violence to this manifestly disordered text. The translations exhibited in the Authorised version, both in the text and in the margin, as well as most of those suggested by modern commentators, leave the clause unexplained, since it manifestly means something else than defiling himself by contracting impurity through contact with the dead, as is evident from the fact that it is not added in the other instances where the priest is forbidden to defile himself by attending to the dead. (See <a href="/context/leviticus/21-1.htm" title="And the LORD said to Moses, Speak to the priests the sons of Aaron, and say to them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people:">Leviticus 21:1-11</a>.)<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/21-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He is not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to defile himself</span><br /><span class="heb">יִטַּמָּ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(yiṭ·ṭam·mā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2930.htm">Strong's 2930: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be or become unclean</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for those related to him by marriage,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּ֣עַל</span> <span class="translit">(ba·‘al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1167.htm">Strong's 1167: </a> </span><span class="str2">A master, a husband, owner</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and so profane himself.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְהֵ֖חַלּֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·hê·ḥal·lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2490.htm">Strong's 2490: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bore, to wound, to dissolve, to profane, to break, to begin, to play</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/21-4.htm">Leviticus 21:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/21-4.htm">Leviticus 21:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/21-4.htm">Leviticus 21:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/21-4.htm">Leviticus 21:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/21-4.htm">Leviticus 21:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/21-4.htm">Leviticus 21:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/21-4.htm">Leviticus 21:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/21-4.htm">Leviticus 21:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/21-4.htm">Leviticus 21:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/21-4.htm">Leviticus 21:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/21-4.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 21:4 He shall not defile himself being (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/21-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 21:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 21:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/21-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 21:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 21:5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>