Leviticus 21:4 — King James Version← Study notes
“But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.”
Leviticus 21:4 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Leviticus 21:45 words
לֹאlōʾNot
יִטַּמָּאyiṭamāʾBe foul
בַּעַלbaʿalMaster
בְּעַמָּיוbəʿamāywIn people
לְהֵחַלּוֹləhēḥalwōTo bore
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