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11 nor be in the presence of any dead person—not even his father or mother.[a] 12 He shall not leave the sanctuary when on duty,[b] nor treat my Tabernacle like an ordinary house, for the consecration of the anointing oil of his God is upon him; I am Jehovah. 13 He must marry a virgin.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 21:11 not even his father or mother. Note this rule applied to the High Priest, while the contrary instructions in v. 1 applied to ordinary priests.
  2. Leviticus 21:12 when on duty, implied.

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