11 He shall not (A)go in to any dead bodies nor make himself unclean, even for his father or for his mother. 12 (B)He shall not go out of the sanctuary, lest he (C)profane the sanctuary of his God, for the (D)consecration of the anointing oil of his God is on him: I am the Lord. 13 And he shall take a wife in her virginity.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 21:13 Or a young wife

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