But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
He shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
WEB
He is not to defile himself for those related to him by marriage, and so profane himself.
YLT
`A master priest doth not defile himself among his people--to pollute himself;
DBT
He shall not make himself unclean [who is] a chief among his peoples, to profane himself.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentLeviticus — A holy people before a holy God. Five offerings, a priesthood, a purity code — and at the centre, a single day that carries the sins of a year to a cleansed Most Holy Place.
- Author
- Moses — receives these laws at Sinai; the repeated formula is ‘the LORD spake unto Moses, saying’
- Date
- Composed during Israel's year at Sinai (15th–13th century BC)