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Leviticus 21:11–13

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Leviticus 21:11

11Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;

Leviticus 21:12

12Neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am the Lord.

Leviticus 21:13

13And he shall take a wife in her virginity.

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DEFINED WORDS

Leviticus 21:11

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

any

One, some, or every member or amount of an indefinite number or quantity, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

dead

Without life; deprived of life; also lifeless, inactive, insensible, or separated from a former state by figure.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

body

A physical body; a corpse; or an organized whole composed of members, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

mother

A female parent; figuratively, a source, chief city, or maternal relation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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Leviticus 21:12

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

out

Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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God

A deity or object of worship; when referring to the LORD, the one true God.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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crown

A royal head ornament; by extension, kingship, honour, reward, or the top of the head.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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oil

An oily substance used for food, light, anointing, or healing; also to anoint with oil, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

Lord

LORD: The name of God the Father in English, from the Hebrew Tetragrammaton YHWH, also rendered GOD and JEHOVAH. Lord: A title applied to God and Christ as ruler and master, the one to whom worship and obedience are due. lord: A male master, owner, ruler, or superior addressed or described as one having authority.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Leviticus 21:13

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

take

To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of, with the exact sense determined by context.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

virginity

Maidenhood; the state of having had no carnal knowledge of man.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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From verse 11

  1. Numbers 19:14
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  2. Leviticus 19:28
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  3. Leviticus 21:1–2
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  4. Numbers 6:7
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  5. 2 Corinthians 5:16
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From verse 12

  1. Leviticus 10:7
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  2. Exodus 28:36
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  3. Exodus 29:6–7
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  4. Leviticus 8:9–12
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  5. Acts 10:38
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From verse 13

  1. 2 Corinthians 11:2
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  2. Ezekiel 44:22
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  3. Leviticus 21:7
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  4. Revelation 14:4
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