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Leviticus 21:2-6 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

2. except only by his blood-relatives and near-relatives, that is, by a father or mother, or by a son or daughter, or also a brother,

3. or a virgin sister, who is not married to a husband.

4. But not even by the leader of his people shall he be contaminated.

5. Neither shall they shave their head or their beard, and they shall not make incisions in their flesh.

6. They shall be holy to their God, and they shall not pollute his name. For they offer the incense of the Lord and the bread of their God, and because of this they shall be holy.

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