Being — Or, seeing he is a chief man, for such not only the high — priest, but others also of the inferior priests were. He shall not defile himself for any other person whatsoever. To profane himself — Because such defilement for the dead did profane him, or make him as a common person, and consequently unfit to manage his sacred employment.
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Leviticus 21:4
4 But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.