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Leviticus 21:10

21:9 And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire.
And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes;

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“‘He who is the high priest among his brothers, upon whose head the anointing oil is poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not let the hair of his head hang loose, or tear his clothes.

And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes;

And he that is the high priest among his brothers, on whose head the anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes;

21:11 Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;

What does Leviticus 21:10 mean?

Leviticus 21:10 is a verse in the book of Leviticus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include גָּדוֹל (gâdôwl), כֹּהֵן (kôhên), אָח (ʼâch).

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And
he
that
is
the
highגָּדוֹלgâdôwl/gaw-dole'/H1419great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
priestכֹּהֵןkôhên/ko-hane'/H3548literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
among
his
brethren,אָחʼâch/awkh/H251a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))
upon
whose
headרֹאשׁrôʼsh/roshe/H7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
the
anointingמִשְׁחָהmishchâh/meesh-khaw'/H4888unction (the act); by implication, a consecratory gift
oilשֶׁמֶןshemen/sheh'-men/H8081grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness
was
poured,יָצַקyâtsaq/yaw-tsak'/H3332properly, to pour out (transitive or intransitive); by implication, to melt or cast as metal; by extension, to place firmly, to stiffen or grow hard
and
that
is
consecratedמָלֵאmâlêʼ/maw-lay'/H4390to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
to
putלָבַשׁlâbash/law-bash'/H3847properly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on agarment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively
on
the
garments,בֶּגֶדbeged/behg'-ed/H899a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillage
shall
not
uncoverפָּרַעpâraʻ/paw-rah'/H6544to loosen; by implication, to expose, dismiss; figuratively, absolve, begin
his
head,רֹאשׁrôʼsh/roshe/H7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
nor
rendפָּרַםpâram/paw-ram'/H6533to tear
his
clothes;בֶּגֶדbeged/behg'-ed/H899a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillage

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Other verses that share key original-language words with Leviticus 21:10.

Exodus 29:29

And the holy garments of Aaron shall be his sons' after him, to be anointed therein, and to be consecrated in them.

Exodus 29:7

Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his head, and anoint him.

Jeremiah 41:8

But ten men were found among them that said unto Ishmael, Slay us not: for we have treasures in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and of honey. So he forbare, and slew them not among their brethren.

Leviticus 8:12

And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron's head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.

Psalms 133:2

It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments;

Psalms 141:5

Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities. me; it shall be a: or, let the rigteous smite mee kindly, and reprove me; let not their precious oil break my head, etc

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What does Leviticus 21:10 say?

Leviticus 21:10 (King James Version) reads: "And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes;"

Is Leviticus 21:10 in the Old or New Testament?

Leviticus 21:10 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Leviticus.

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