Leviticus 21:1-5
Leviticus 21:1
Then the Lord said to Moses, “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them: ‘No one shall defile himself for a dead person among his people,
Leviticus 21:2
except for his relatives who are nearest to him, his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, and his brother,
Leviticus 21:3
also for his virgin sister who is near to him because she has not had a husband; for her, he may defile himself.
Leviticus 21:4
He shall not defile himself as a relative by marriage among his people, so as to profane himself.
Leviticus 21:5
They shall not shave any area on their heads bald, nor shave off the edges of their beards, nor make any cuts in their flesh.