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5They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.

Leviticus 21:5

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Matthew Henry

(vv. 1-9)

It was before appointed that the priests should teach the people the statutes God had given concerning the difference between clean and unclean , Lev. 10:10 , 11 . Now here it is provided that they should themselves observe what they were to teach the people. Note, Those whose office it is to instruct must do it by example as well as precept, 1 Tim. 4:12. The priests were to draw nearer to God tha...

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