Imamat 21:5
Konteks21:5 Priests 1 must not have a bald spot shaved on their head, they must not shave the corner of their beard, and they must not cut slashes in their body. 2
Imamat 21:2
Konteks21:2 except for his close relative who is near to him: 3 his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, his brother,
1 Samuel 10:4
Konteks10:4 They will ask you how you’re doing and will give you two loaves of bread. You will accept them.
[21:5] 1 tn Heb “they”; the referent (priests, see the beginning of v. 1) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[21:5] 2 tn Heb “and in their body they shall not [cut] slash[es]” (cf. Lev 19:28). The context connects these sorts of mutilations with mourning rites (cf. Lev 19:27-28 above).
[21:2] 3 tn Heb “except for his flesh, the one near to him.”