1. And Hashem said unto Moshe, Speak unto the kohanim the Bnei Aharon, and say unto them, There shall none be made tamei for the dead among his people;
2. But for his close kin, that is near unto him, that is, for his em, and for his av, and for his ben, and for his bat, and for his ach.
3. And for his betulah achot (virgin sister), that is close unto him, which hath had no ish (husband); for her may he be made tamei.
4. But he shall not make himself tamei, being a ba'al (leader, chief man) among his people, to profane himself.
5. They shall not shave their head bald, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their basar.
6. They shall be kedoshim unto Eloheihem, and not commit Chillul ha-shem against the Shem of Eloheihem; for the offerings of Hashem made by eish and the lechem of Eloheihem they do offer; therefore they shall be kodesh.
7. They shall not take an isha that is a zonah, or chalalah (desecrated woman) neither shall they take an isha gerusha (divorced woman) from her ish; for he is kadosh unto Elohav.
8. Thou shalt set him apart as kodesh therefore; for he offereth the lechem of Eloheicha; he shall be makriv kadosh (holy offering) unto thee: for I, Hashem, the One setting you apart as kodesh, am kadosh.
9. And the bat of any kohen, if she profane herself by playing the zonah, she profaneth her av; she shall be burned with eish.
10. And he that is the Kohen HaGadol among his brethren, upon whose head the Shemen Hamishchah (Anointing Oil) was poured, and that is ordained to put on the garments, shall not in mourning uncover his head, nor rend his garments;
11. Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor make himself tamei for his av, or for his em;
12. Neither shall he go out of the Mikdash, nor profane the Mikdash Elohav; for the nezer shemen mishchat Elohav (consecration of the anointing oil of his G-d) is upon him: I am Hashem.