¹Dixit quoque Dominus ad Moysen:The Lord also said to Moses:Loquere ad sacerdotes filios Aaron,Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron,et dices ad eos:and you shall say to them:Ne contaminetur sacerdos in mortibus civium suorum,Do not allow a priest to be contaminated by the death of his citizens,

¹Dixit quoque Dominus ad Moysen:The Lord also said to Moses:Loquere ad sacerdotes filios Aaron,Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron,et dices ad eos:and you shall say to them:Ne contaminetur sacerdos in mortibus civium suorum,Do not allow a priest to be contaminated by the death of his citizens,

²nisi tantum in consanguineis, ac propinquis,except only by his blood-relatives and near-relatives,id est,that is,super patre et matre,by a father or mother,et filio, et filia,or by a son or daughter,fratre quoque,or also a brother,

²nisi tantum in consanguineis, ac propinquis,except only by his blood-relatives and near-relatives,id est,that is,super patre et matre,by a father or mother,et filio, et filia,or by a son or daughter,fratre quoque,or also a brother,

³et sorore virgine quæ non est nupta viro:or a virgin sister, who is not married to a husband.

³et sorore virgine quæ non est nupta viro:or a virgin sister, who is not married to a husband.

⁴sed nec in principe populi sui contaminabitur.But not even by the leader of his people shall he be contaminated.

⁴sed nec in principe populi sui contaminabitur.But not even by the leader of his people shall he be contaminated.

⁵Non radent caput,Neither shall they shave their headnec barbam,or their beard,neque in carnibus suis facient incisuras.and they shall not make incisions in their flesh.

⁵Non radent caput,Neither shall they shave their headnec barbam,or their beard,neque in carnibus suis facient incisuras.and they shall not make incisions in their flesh.

⁶Sancti erunt Deo suo,They shall be holy to their God,et non polluent nomen ejus:and they shall not pollute his name.incensum enim Domini,For they offer the incense of the Lordet panes Dei sui offerunt,and the bread of their God,et ideo sancti erunt.and because of this they shall be holy.

⁶Sancti erunt Deo suo,They shall be holy to their God,et non polluent nomen ejus:and they shall not pollute his name.incensum enim Domini,For they offer the incense of the Lordet panes Dei sui offerunt,and the bread of their God,et ideo sancti erunt.and because of this they shall be holy.

⁷ScortumThey shall not take as a wife a promiscuous woman,et vile prostibulum non ducent uxorem,or a prostitute,nec eam quæ repudiata est a marito:or her who has been repudiated by her husband.quia consecrati sunt Deo suo,For they are consecrated to their God,

⁷ScortumThey shall not take as a wife a promiscuous woman,et vile prostibulum non ducent uxorem,or a prostitute,nec eam quæ repudiata est a marito:or her who has been repudiated by her husband.quia consecrati sunt Deo suo,For they are consecrated to their God,

⁸et panes propositionis offerunt. Sint ergo sancti,and they offer the bread of the presence. Therefore,quia et ego sanctus sum,let them be holy, for I also am holy:Dominus qui sanctifico eos.the Lord, who sanctifies them.

⁸et panes propositionis offerunt. Sint ergo sancti,and they offer the bread of the presence. Therefore,quia et ego sanctus sum,let them be holy, for I also am holy:Dominus qui sanctifico eos.the Lord, who sanctifies them.

⁹Sacerdotis filia si deprehensa fuerit in stupro,If the daughter of a priest will have been taken into prostitution,et violaverit nomen patris sui,and will have violated the name of her father,flammis exuretur.she shall be consumed by fire.

⁹Sacerdotis filia si deprehensa fuerit in stupro,If the daughter of a priest will have been taken into prostitution,et violaverit nomen patris sui,and will have violated the name of her father,flammis exuretur.she shall be consumed by fire.

¹⁰Pontifex,The high priest,id est,that is,sacerdos maximus inter fratres suos,the priest who is the greatest among his brothers,super cujus caput fusum est unctionis oleum,upon whose head the oil of anointing has been poured,et cujus manus in sacerdotio consecratæ sunt,and whose hands have been consecrated for the priesthood,vestitusque est sanctis vestibus,and who has been vested with the holy vestments:caput suum non discooperiet,he shall not expose his head;vestimenta non scindet:he shall not rend his vestments.

¹⁰Pontifex,The high priest,id est,that is,sacerdos maximus inter fratres suos,the priest who is the greatest among his brothers,super cujus caput fusum est unctionis oleum,upon whose head the oil of anointing has been poured,et cujus manus in sacerdotio consecratæ sunt,and whose hands have been consecrated for the priesthood,vestitusque est sanctis vestibus,and who has been vested with the holy vestments:caput suum non discooperiet,he shall not expose his head;vestimenta non scindet:he shall not rend his vestments.

¹¹et ad omnem mortuum non ingredietur omnino:And he shall not enter to any dead body whatsoever;super patre quoque suolikewise,et matre non contaminabitur.not even by his father or mother shall he be contaminated.

¹¹et ad omnem mortuum non ingredietur omnino:And he shall not enter to any dead body whatsoever;super patre quoque suolikewise,et matre non contaminabitur.not even by his father or mother shall he be contaminated.

¹²Nec egredietur de sanctis,Neither shall he exit from the holy places,ne polluat sanctuarium Domini,lest he pollute the Sanctuary of the Lord.quia oleum sanctæ unctionis Dei sui super eum est.For the oil of the holy anointing of his God is upon him.Ego Dominus.I am the Lord.

¹²Nec egredietur de sanctis,Neither shall he exit from the holy places,ne polluat sanctuarium Domini,lest he pollute the Sanctuary of the Lord.quia oleum sanctæ unctionis Dei sui super eum est.For the oil of the holy anointing of his God is upon him.Ego Dominus.I am the Lord.

¹³Virginem ducet uxorem:He shall take a virgin as his wife.

¹³Virginem ducet uxorem:He shall take a virgin as his wife.

¹⁴viduam autemBut a widow,et repudiatam,or one who has been repudiated or defiled,et sordidam,or also a mistress,atque meretricem non accipiet,he shall not accept,sed puellam de populo suo:but only a maiden from among his own people.

¹⁴viduam autemBut a widow,et repudiatam,or one who has been repudiated or defiled,et sordidam,or also a mistress,atque meretricem non accipiet,he shall not accept,sed puellam de populo suo:but only a maiden from among his own people.

¹⁵ne commisceat stirpem generis sui vulgo gentis suæ:He shall not mingle the stock of his family with the common people of his nation.quia ego Dominus,For I am the Lord,qui sanctifico eum.who sanctifies him.

¹⁵ne commisceat stirpem generis sui vulgo gentis suæ:He shall not mingle the stock of his family with the common people of his nation.quia ego Dominus,For I am the Lord,qui sanctifico eum.who sanctifies him.

¹⁶Locutusque est Dominus ad Moysen,And the Lord spoke to Moses,dicens:saying:

¹⁶Locutusque est Dominus ad Moysen,And the Lord spoke to Moses,dicens:saying:

¹⁷Loquere ad Aaron:Say to Aaron:Homo de semine tuo per familias qui habuerit maculam,A man from your offspring, throughout their families, who has a blemish,non offeret panes Deo suo,shall not offer the bread to his God.

¹⁷Loquere ad Aaron:Say to Aaron:Homo de semine tuo per familias qui habuerit maculam,A man from your offspring, throughout their families, who has a blemish,non offeret panes Deo suo,shall not offer the bread to his God.

¹⁸nec accedet ad ministerium ejus:Neither shall he approach to minister to him:si cæcus fuerit,if he is blind,si claudus,if he is lame,si parvoif he is small,vel grandi,or large,vel torto naso,or has a crooked nose,

¹⁸nec accedet ad ministerium ejus:Neither shall he approach to minister to him:si cæcus fuerit,if he is blind,si claudus,if he is lame,si parvoif he is small,vel grandi,or large,vel torto naso,or has a crooked nose,

¹⁹si fracto pede,if his footsi manu,or hand is broken,

¹⁹si fracto pede,if his footsi manu,or hand is broken,

²⁰si gibbus,if he has a bulging backsi lippus,or bleary eyes,si albuginem habens in oculo,or if he has a white spot in his eye,si jugem scabiem,or a chronic scab,si impetiginem in corpore,or a skin disease on his body,vel herniosus.or a hernia.

²⁰si gibbus,if he has a bulging backsi lippus,or bleary eyes,si albuginem habens in oculo,or if he has a white spot in his eye,si jugem scabiem,or a chronic scab,si impetiginem in corpore,or a skin disease on his body,vel herniosus.or a hernia.

²¹Omnis qui habuerit maculam de semine Aaron sacerdotis,Anyone from the offspring of Aaron, the priest, who has a blemish,non accedet offerre hostias Domino,shall not approach to offer sacrifices to the Lord,nec panes Deo suo:nor the bread to his God.

²¹Omnis qui habuerit maculam de semine Aaron sacerdotis,Anyone from the offspring of Aaron, the priest, who has a blemish,non accedet offerre hostias Domino,shall not approach to offer sacrifices to the Lord,nec panes Deo suo:nor the bread to his God.

²²vescetur tamen panibus qui offeruntur in sanctuario,Nevertheless, he shall eat from the loaves which are offered in the Sanctuary.

²²vescetur tamen panibus qui offeruntur in sanctuario,Nevertheless, he shall eat from the loaves which are offered in the Sanctuary.

²³ita dumtaxat,But even so,ut intra velum non ingrediatur,he may not enter within the veil,nec accedat ad altare,nor approach to the altar.quia maculam habet,For he has a blemish,et contaminare non debet sanctuarium meum.and he must not contaminate my Sanctuary.Ego Dominus qui sanctifico eos.I am the Lord, who sanctifies them.

²³ita dumtaxat,But even so,ut intra velum non ingrediatur,he may not enter within the veil,nec accedat ad altare,nor approach to the altar.quia maculam habet,For he has a blemish,et contaminare non debet sanctuarium meum.and he must not contaminate my Sanctuary.Ego Dominus qui sanctifico eos.I am the Lord, who sanctifies them.

²⁴Locutus est ergo Moyses ad Aaron,Therefore, Moses spoke to Aaron,et ad filios ejus,and to his sons,et ad omnem Israël cuncta quæ fuerant sibi imperata.and to all of Israel, everything that had been commanded to him.

²⁴Locutus est ergo Moyses ad Aaron,Therefore, Moses spoke to Aaron,et ad filios ejus,and to his sons,et ad omnem Israël cuncta quæ fuerant sibi imperata.and to all of Israel, everything that had been commanded to him.