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"‘It is unclean for a man to marry his brother's wife. That man has shamed his brother, and they will have no children.

But if the dead person was one of his close relatives, he may touch him. The priest may make himself unclean if the dead person is his mother or father, son or daughter, brother or

"‘A priest must not marry an unclean prostitute or a divorced woman, because he is holy to his God.

"‘The high priest, who was chosen from among his brothers, had the special olive oil poured on his head. He was also appointed to wear the priestly clothes. So he must not show his sadness by letting his hair go uncombed or tearing his clothes.

He must not go into a house where there is a dead body. He must not make himself unclean, even if it is for his own father or mother.

The high priest must not go out of the Holy Place, because if he does and becomes unclean, he will make God's Holy Place unclean. The special oil used in appointing priests was poured on his head to separate him from the rest of the people. I am the Lord .

He must not marry a widow, a divorced woman, or a prostitute. He must marry a virgin from his own people

so the people will respect his children as his own. I am the Lord . I have set the high priest apart for his special job.'"

"‘If one of Aaron's descendants has something wrong with him, he cannot come near to make the offerings made by fire to the Lord . He has something wrong with him; he cannot offer the food of his God.

"Tell Aaron and his sons: ‘The people of Israel will give offerings to me. These offerings are holy, and they are mine, so you must respect them to show that you respect my holy name. I am the Lord .'

"‘If one of Aaron's descendants has a harmful skin disease, or if he discharges a body fluid, he cannot eat the holy offerings until he becomes clean. He could also become unclean from touching a dead body, from his own semen,

He will be clean only after the sun goes down. Then he may eat the holy offerings; the offerings are his food.

But if the priest buys a slave with his own money, that slave may eat the holy offerings; slaves who were born in his house may also eat his food.

"Tell Aaron and his sons and all the people of Israel: ‘A citizen of Israel or a foreigner living in Israel might want to bring a whole burnt offering, either for some special promise he has made or for a special gift he wants to give to the Lord .

That bread will belong to Aaron and his sons. They will eat it in a holy place, because it is a most holy part of the offerings made by fire to the Lord . That bread is their share forever."

"Take the one who spoke against me outside the camp. Then all the people who heard him must put their hands on his head, and all the people must throw stones at him and kill him.

Tell the people of Israel this: ‘If anyone curses his God, he is guilty of sin.

But if the owner does not buy back the house before a full year is over, it will belong to the one who bought it and to his future sons. The house will not go back to the first owner at Jubilee.

Then he may leave you, take his children, and go back to his family and the land of his ancestors.

the poor person has the right to be bought back and become free. One of his relatives may buy him back: