10. The high priest, that is, the priest who is the greatest among his brothers, upon whose head the oil of anointing has been poured, and whose hands have been consecrated for the priesthood, and who has been vested with the holy vestments: he shall not expose his head; he shall not rend his vestments.
11. And he shall not enter to any dead body whatsoever; likewise, not even by his father or mother shall he be contaminated.
12. Neither shall he exit from the holy places, lest he pollute the Sanctuary of the Lord. For the oil of the holy anointing of his God is upon him. I am the Lord.
13. He shall take a virgin as his wife.
14. But a widow, or one who has been repudiated or defiled, or also a mistress, he shall not accept, but only a maiden from among his own people.
15. He shall not mingle the stock of his family with the common people of his nation. For I am the Lord, who sanctifies him.
16. And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
17. Say to Aaron: A man from your offspring, throughout their families, who has a blemish, shall not offer the bread to his God.
18. Neither shall he approach to minister to him: if he is blind, if he is lame, if he is small, or large, or has a crooked nose,