Leviticus 21:3
And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no husband; for her may he be defiled.
And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh vnto him, which hath had no husband: for her may he be defiled.
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Leviticus 21:3
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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Sense 1: A person who has not had sexual intercourse. Sense 2: Figuratively, a chaste person or a city or people portrayed as a maiden.
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Near or close in place, time, relationship, kinship, condition, access, or degree; approaching, drawing close, at hand, or almost.
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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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Sense 1: A married man in relation to his wife. Sense 2: One who manages or cultivates carefully.
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21:1AND the Lord said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people:
21:1¶ And the LORD said vnto Moses; Speake vnto the Priests the sonnes of Aaron, and say vnto them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people:
21:2But for his kin, that is near unto him, that is, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother,
21:2But for his kinne, that is neere vnto him, that is, for his mother, and for his father, and for his sonne, and for his daughter, and for his brother,
21:3And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no husband; for her may he be defiled.
21:3And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh vnto him, which hath had no husband: for her may he be defiled.
Selected passage21:4But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
21:4 But hee shall not defile himselfe being a ‖chiefe man among his people, to prophane himselfe.
21:5They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.
21:5*They shall not make baldnesse vpon their head, neither shall they shaue off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh:
21:6They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God: for the offerings of the Lord made by fire, and the bread of their God, they do offer: therefore they shall be holy.
21:6They shalbe holy vnto their God, and not profane the name of their God: for the offrings of the LORD made by fire, and the bread of their God they doe offer: therefore they shall be holy.
21:7They shall not take a wife that is a whore, or profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he is holy unto his God.
21:7They shall not take a wife that is a whore, or profane, neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he is holy vnto his God.
21:8Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto thee: for I the Lord, which sanctify you, am holy.
21:8Thou shalt sanctifie him therfore, for he offereth the bread of thy God: he shalbe holy vnto thee: for I the LORD which sanctifie you, am holy.