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Leviticus 21:5

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They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.

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  1. 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.

  2. Leviticus 21:4

    But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.

  3. Leviticus 21:6

    They 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.

  4. Leviticus 21:7

    They 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.

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.