Leviticus 21:1-7

Thomson(i) 1 Again the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and thou shalt say unto them, They must not defile themselves for the dead in their family, 2 except only for their nearest of kin. For a father, or a mother, or for sons, or daughters, or for a brother, 3 and for a virgin sister who dwelleth with him, and who hath not been betrothed to a husband; for these he may defile himself. 4 He must not defile him self unexpectedly among his people, to occasion their defilement. 5 You shall not shave the head to make it bald, for the dead. Nor shall they shave their beard, nor make gashes in their flesh. 6 They shall be consecrated to their God, and shall not profane the name of their God, for they are to offer up the sacrifices of the Lord; the gifts to their God; therefore they shall be holy. 7 They shall not take to wife a harlot, nor a woman who hath been defiled, nor a woman divorced from her husband. Because he is consecrated to the Lord his God,