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21 Then Yahweh said to Moses, “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and tell them that, as long as they live among the people of Israel, they must not make themselves impure by touching a dead body. 2 However, they may touch the dead bodies of their close relatives, such as their mother, father, son, daughter, or brother. 3 They may also touch the dead body of a sister if she is an unmarried virgin and has been living in their house, because she has no husband to bury her. For the sake of burying such a sister, the priests may become impure. 4 However, as long as they live among the people of Israel, the priests must not cause themselves to become impure by touching even the dead bodies of their own wives. Doing so would dishonor the priesthood and associate the God of Israel with impurity.
5 The priests of Israel must not participate in the mourning rituals of the nations who live around Israel. This means that they must not shave their heads or trim the edges of their beards or slash their bodies in grief. 6 The priests of Israel must be people who are set apart to me, their God. They must not disgrace and tarnish my reputation, because they are the ones who present the gifts of food that the people of Israel will offer to Yahweh. For this reason, the priests of Israel must be set apart in their behavior.
7 The priests of Israel must not marry a prostitute who has defiled herself or a woman who has divorced her husband, because the priests are set apart for God. 8 You, Moses, should make sure that the priests of Israel are set apart to worship and serve me because they are the ones who present the food offerings that the people of Israel will offer to me, their God. You, Moses, should think of the priests as belonging to me, because I, Yahweh, am the one who set the priests apart to serve and worship me. I, Yahweh, am set apart from the impurity of the world. I want my priests to be like me.
9 It may happen that the daughter of a priest of Israel disgraces her value and becomes a prostitute. If this happens, the daughter has also disgraced and profaned her father, the priest. The people of Israel must execute her and burn her to death.
10 The high priest is the one among his relatives whom I have appointed for his work by pouring on his head the sacred olive oil that the priests use to dedicate people and objects wholly to Yahweh. The high priest is also the one whom God has given the responsibility of wearing the special clothes. He must not allow his hair to be uncombed, nor should he tear his clothes when he is mourning for a dead relative. 11 The high priest of Israel must not enter any place where there is a dead body. To do so would cause him to become impure and unable to perform his work. He should not touch a dead body, even if his father or his mother has died. 12 When one of his close relatives dies, the high priest must not leave the sacred tent to join those who are mourning. This would cause him to become impure and unfit for his work and would also defile my sacred tent. He must not leave the sacred tent at that time, because, the sacred olive oil that you, Moses, have poured on his head has set him apart to serve and worship me. Remember: I am Yahweh your God!
13 Remember, the priests of Israel should only marry women who have never had sexual relations. 14-15 14-15The priests of Israel should not marry widows or divorced women or defiled prostitutes. Rather, they must only marry young, unmarried Israelite women. If they do, their children will remain pure and able to be priests among the people of Israel. Remember: I am Yahweh, and I set the priests apart to serve and worship me.”
16 Then Yahweh said to Moses, 17 “Tell Aaron that no one of his descendants who suffers from a deformity or disability should ever present the food gifts that people offer to me, their God. 18 In fact, no one who suffers from a deformity or disability may approach my holy space and offer a sacrifice. This includes anyone who is blind, lame, whose face is disfigured, whose legs are of unequal lengths, 19 anyone who suffers from a disability in their feet or hands, 20 anyone who has a misshapen back, anyone who is abnormally short, has defective sight, has a skin disease of any kind, or whose genitals have been damaged. 21 No descendant of Aaron, the first high priest, who suffers from any disability or deformity should ever approach my altar to present the food gifts that the people of Israel offer to me, Yahweh. This is because he suffers from a disability or deformity. He must never present the food gifts that the people of Israel offer to me, their God. 22 However, priests who suffer from disabilities or deformities may still eat any of the sacred food that I have set apart for the priests to eat. 23 Despite this, because of their disabilities or deformities, such priests must not pass through the special curtain in the sacred tent or approach my altar. If they did that, they would cause my sacred tent to become impure and unfit for my presence. Remember: I am Yahweh, and I set these places apart for myself.”
24 So Moses spoke to Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelites.
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