The woman he marries must be a virgin. The high priest's marriage restriction is the most stringent of all: only a virgin. The ordinary priest cannot marry a divorced woman or a prostitute (verse 7); the high priest cannot marry anyone who is not a virgin. The graduated restriction — from the community (any woman), to the ordinary priest (not divorced or prostitute), to the high priest (only virgin) — mirrors the graduated access to the holy: the closer to the Most Holy Place, the more stringent the restriction.

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