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He shall notלֹאmake himself uncleanיִטַּמָּאas a leaderבַּעַלamong his people,בְּעַמָּיוso as to profane himself.לְהֵחַלּוֹ
Leviticus 21:4
Study it in the app“He shall not make himself unclean as a leader among his people, so as to profane himself.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 21:4, word by word
- make himself uncleanיִטַּמָּאyitama
be unclean
To become unclean, for example by touching the dead.
Where else “yitama” appears- as a leaderבַּעַלbaal
owner
One who owns something and answers for it: a house, an ox, a field.
Where else “baal” appears- among his peopleעַמָּיamay
kin
Relatives: "gathered to his people" at death.
Where else “amay” appears- so as to profane himselfהֵחַלּhechal
profane
To treat what is holy as common.
Where else “hechal” appears
Translation note
The Hebrew of this verse is difficult; word for word it says: “a baal shall not make himself unclean among his people, to profane himself.” Baal can mean “lord, owner” or “husband” (BDB).
The context
3and for his virgin sister, who is near to him, who has not belonged to a husband; for her he may make himself unclean.
4 · This verse (above)
5They shall not make bald spots on their head, and the edge of their beard they shall not shave off, and in their flesh they shall not make cuts.