8. Treat him as holy, because he offers up the food of your God. Think of him as holy; I am the Lord who makes you holy, and I am holy.
9. “ ‘If a priest’s daughter makes herself unclean by becoming a prostitute, she shames her father. She must be burned with fire.
10. “ ‘The high priest, who was chosen from among his brothers, had the special olive oil poured on his head. He was also appointed to wear the priestly clothes. So he must not show his sadness by letting his hair go uncombed or tearing his clothes.
11. He must not go into a house where there is a dead body. He must not make himself unclean, even if it is for his own father or mother.
12. The high priest must not go out of the Holy Place, because if he does and becomes unclean, he will make God’s Holy Place unclean. The special oil used in appointing priests was poured on his head to separate him from the rest of the people. I am the Lord.
13. “ ‘The high priest must marry a woman who is a virgin.
14. He must not marry a widow, a divorced woman, or a prostitute. He must marry a virgin from his own people
15. so the people will respect his children as his own. I am the Lord. I have set the high priest apart for his special job.’ ”
16. The Lord said to Moses,