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Leviticus 21:10 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 10. 10And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes;
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Quick Meaning
This verse begins the high priest's stricter mourning rules from his anointing and clothing.
The high priest's body stays inside a stricter office
This verse is one part of that explanation in Leviticus 21:10-15. The complete section carries the connected meaning and how it should shape life.
Read It With
- Leviticus 21:10-15
Start with 21:10-15 rather than Leviticus 21:10 alone. In that complete movement, this verse begins the high priest's stricter mourning rules from his anointing and clothing. The unit's controlling claim is: The high priest may not dishevel hair, tear clothes, approach any corpse, leave the sanctuary, or marry outside the specified virgin-from-his-people requirement.
What Remains True
Begins the high priest's stricter mourning rules from his anointing and clothing. Within Leviticus 21:10-15, this contributes to the larger claim that the high priest may not dishevel hair, tear clothes, approach any corpse, leave the sanctuary, or marry outside the specified virgin-from-his-people requirement.
How It Can Shape Life
- When teaching Leviticus 21:10, keep the verse inside Leviticus 21:10-15. Hold this boundary: Office restrictions do not make grief, widowhood, divorce, or mixed family history morally contaminating. Apply only the noncoercive truth the complete unit supports.
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Leviticus 21:10-15 — The high priest receives stricter mourning and marriage rulesSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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Supports: Exact reader-facing KJV wording, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete verse coverage for this thought unit.
Exact location: Leviticus 21:10-15, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Leviticus
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Hebrew wording, morphology, ritual and legal vocabulary, names, clause relationships, KJV language controls, and translation limits.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v.2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Lev.xml, Masoretic words and morphology for 21:10-15
Open source ↗translation and translator notes
NET Bible: Leviticus with translators' notes
Biblical Studies Press
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Supports: Unit-bounded translator notes on Hebrew, syntax, ritual vocabulary, measures, textual questions, and older-English wording; silence is not treated as evidence.
Exact location: NET Bible Leviticus PDF, complete PDF pp. 1-99, translation and translator notes for 21:10-15
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