KJVBut he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
He shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
He is not to defile himself for those related to him by marriage, and so profane himself.
`A master priest doth not defile himself among his people--to pollute himself;
He shall not make himself unclean [who is] a chief among his peoples, to profane himself.
Leviticus — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
17. Speak unto Aaron, saying. Priests in whom there was any notable bodily defect are here forbidden from approaching the altar. I will not curiously inquire into the defects which Moses enumerates, since the same rule is here laid down, which is afterwards applied to the sacrifices, whereof none but…