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Leviticus 21:1

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
and — to say (used with great latitude)
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
אֶל
ʼêl
near, with or among; often in general, to
מֹשֶׁ֔ה
Môsheh
Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver
אֱמֹ֥ר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
אֶל
ʼêl
near, with or among; often in general, to
הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים
kôhên
the — literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
בְּנֵ֣י
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
אַהֲרֹ֑ן
ʼAhărôwn
Aharon, the brother of Moses
וְאָמַרְתָּ֣
ʼâmar
and — to say (used with great latitude)
אֲלֵהֶ֔ם
ʼêl
near, with or among; often in general, to
לְנֶ֥פֶשׁ
nephesh
to/for — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
לֹֽא
lôʼ
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
יִטַּמָּ֖א
ṭâmêʼ
to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)
בְּעַמָּֽיו
ʻam
in/with/by — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
Leviticus 21:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
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Then the Lord said to Moses, “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them: ‘No one shall defile himself [that is, become ceremonially unclean] for the dead among his people [by touching a corpse or assisting in preparing it for burial],
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Then the Lord said to Moses, “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them: ‘No one shall defile himself [that is, become ceremonially unclean] for the dead among his people [by touching a corpse or assisting in preparing it for burial],
Leviticus 21:1
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