- Leviticus 21:1
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה אֱמֹר אֶל־הַכֹּהֲנִים בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם לְנֶפֶשׁ לֹא־יִטַּמָּא בְּעַמָּיו׃
GOD said to Moses: Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them: None shall defile himself for any [dead] person among his kin,
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר יְיָ לְמֹשֶׁה אֵימַר לְכָהֲנַיָּא בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן וְתֵימַר לְהוֹן עַל מִית לָא יִסְתָּאַב בְּעַמֵּיהּ׃
Adonoy said to Moshe; speak, to the kohanim, the sons of Aharon, and you shall say to them, let him not defile himself with the dead among his people.
- Leviticus 21:2
כִּי אִם־לִשְׁאֵרוֹ הַקָּרֹב אֵלָיו לְאִמּוֹ וּלְאָבִיו וְלִבְנוֹ וּלְבִתּוֹ וּלְאָחִיו׃
except for the relatives that are closest to him: his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, and his brother;
Targum Onkelos
אֱלָהֵין לְקָרִיבֵיהּ דְּקָרִיב לֵיהּ לְאִמֵּיהּ וְלַאֲבוּהִי וְלִבְרֵיהּ וְלִבְרַתֵּיהּ וּלְאֲחוּהִי׃
Except to his kin to whom he is closely related, for his mother and his father, for his son, his daughter and for his brother.
- Leviticus 21:3
וְלַאֲחֹתוֹ הַבְּתוּלָה הַקְּרוֹבָה אֵלָיו אֲשֶׁר לֹא־הָיְתָה לְאִישׁ לָהּ יִטַּמָּא׃
also for a virgin sister, close to him because she has not become someone’s [wife], for her he may defile himself.
Targum Onkelos
וְלַאֲחָתֵיהּ בְּתוּלְתָא דְּקָרִיבָא לֵיהּ דְּלָא הֲוָת לִגְבַר לַהּ יִסְתָּאַב׃
For his virgin sister, to whom he is closely related, who has not yet been married, for her, he may be defiled.
- Leviticus 21:4
לֹא יִטַּמָּא בַּעַל בְּעַמָּיו לְהֵחַלּוֹ׃
But he shall not defile himself as a kinsman by marriage, and so profane himself.
Targum Onkelos
לָא יִסְתָּאַב בְּרַבָּא בְּעַמֵּיהּ לְאַחָלוּתֵיהּ׃
A husband [An honored one among his people] may not defile himself among his people [for a wife through whom] he becomes profaned.
- Leviticus 21:5
לֹא־[יִקְרְחוּ] (יקרחה) קׇרְחָה בְּרֹאשָׁם וּפְאַת זְקָנָם לֹא יְגַלֵּחוּ וּבִבְשָׂרָם לֹא יִשְׂרְטוּ שָׂרָטֶת׃
They shall not shave smooth any part of their heads, or cut the side-growth of their beards, or make gashes in their flesh.
Targum Onkelos
לָא יִמְרְטוּן מְרַט בְּרֵישְׁהוֹן וּפָתָא דְּדִקְנְהוֹן לָא יְגַלְּחוּן וּבִבְשַׂרְהוֹן לָא יְחַבְּלוּן חִבּוּל׃
They shall not make baldness on their heads and the corners of their beards they shall not shave, and they shall not make gashes in their flesh.
- Leviticus 21:6
קְדֹשִׁים יִהְיוּ לֵאלֹהֵיהֶם וְלֹא יְחַלְּלוּ שֵׁם אֱלֹהֵיהֶם כִּי אֶת־אִשֵּׁי יְהֹוָה לֶחֶם אֱלֹהֵיהֶם הֵם מַקְרִיבִם וְהָיוּ קֹדֶשׁ׃
They shall be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God; for they offer the ETERNAL’s offerings by fire, the food of their God, and so must be holy.
Targum Onkelos
קַדִּישִׁין יְהוֹן קֳדָם אֱלָהֲהוֹן וְלָא יַחֲלוּן שְׁמָא דֶּאֱלָהֲהוֹן אֲרֵי יָת קוּרְבָּנַיָּא דַּייָ קוּרְבַּן אֱלָהֲהוֹן אִנּוּן מְקָרְבִין וִיהוֹן קַדִּישִׁין׃
They shall be holy to [before] their God and they shall not profane the Name of their God, for [it is] the fire-offerings [offerings] of Adonoy, the bread [sacrifice] of their God [that] they bring [offer], and they must [therefore] be holy.
- Leviticus 21:7
אִשָּׁה זֹנָה וַחֲלָלָה לֹא יִקָּחוּ וְאִשָּׁה גְּרוּשָׁה מֵאִישָׁהּ לֹא יִקָּחוּ כִּי־קָדֹשׁ הוּא לֵאלֹהָיו׃
They shall not marry a woman defiled by prostitution, nor shall they marry one divorced from her husband. For they are holy to their God
Targum Onkelos
אִתְּתָא מַטְעֲיָא וּמַחֲלָא לָא יִסְּבוּן וְאִתְּתָא דִּמְתָרְכָא מִבַּעְלַהּ לָא יִסְּבוּן אֲרֵי קַדִּישׁ הוּא קֳדָם אֱלָהֵיהּ׃
A harlot [One who strays] or a profaned woman they shall not marry. A woman divorced from her husband they shall not marry, for he is holy to [before] his God.
- Leviticus 21:8
וְקִדַּשְׁתּוֹ כִּי־אֶת־לֶחֶם אֱלֹהֶיךָ הוּא מַקְרִיב קָדֹשׁ יִהְיֶה־לָּךְ כִּי קָדוֹשׁ אֲנִי יְהֹוָה מְקַדִּשְׁכֶם׃
and you must treat them as holy, since they offer the food of your God; they shall be holy to you, for I GOD who sanctify you am holy.
Targum Onkelos
וּתְקַדְּשִׁנֵּיהּ אֲרֵי יָת קוּרְבַּן אֱלָהָךְ הוּא מְקָרֵיב קַדִּישׁ יְהֵי לָךְ אֲרֵי קַדִּישׁ אֲנָא יְיָ מְקַדִּשְׁכוֹן׃
You shall make him holy for he offers the bread [sacrifice] of your God; he shall be holy unto you for I, Adonoy, am holy, Who makes you holy.
- Leviticus 21:9
וּבַת אִישׁ כֹּהֵן כִּי תֵחֵל לִזְנוֹת אֶת־אָבִיהָ הִיא מְחַלֶּלֶת בָּאֵשׁ תִּשָּׂרֵף׃
When the daughter of a priest defiles herself through prostitution, it is her father whom she defiles; she shall be put to the fire.
Targum Onkelos
וּבַת גְּבַר כָּהִין אֲרֵי תִתַּחַל לְמִטְעֵי מִקְּדוּשַּׁת אֲבוּהָא הִיא מִתַּחֲלָא בְּנוּרָא תִּתּוֹקַד׃
The daughter of a kohein, who profanes herself by fornication [straying]—she profanes her father—[she becomes profane with respect to her father’s holiness] she shall be burned with fire.
- Leviticus 21:10
וְהַכֹּהֵן הַגָּדוֹל מֵאֶחָיו אֲשֶׁר־יוּצַק עַל־רֹאשׁוֹ ׀ שֶׁמֶן הַמִּשְׁחָה וּמִלֵּא אֶת־יָדוֹ לִלְבֹּשׁ אֶת־הַבְּגָדִים אֶת־רֹאשׁוֹ לֹא יִפְרָע וּבְגָדָיו לֹא יִפְרֹם׃
The priest who is exalted above his fellows, on whose head the anointing oil has been poured and who has been ordained to wear the vestments, shall not bare his head or rend his vestments.
Targum Onkelos
וְכָהֲנָא דְּיִתְרַבַּא מֵאֲחוֹהִי דְּיִתָּרַק עַל רֵישֵׁיהּ מִשְׁחָא דִּרְבוּתָא וְדִיקָרֵיב יָת קוּרְבָּנֵיהּ לְמִלְבַּשׁ יָת לְבוּשַׁיָּא יָת רֵישֵׁיהּ לָא יְרַבֵּי פֵירוּעַ וּלְבוּשׁוֹהִי לָא יְבַזַּע׃
The kohein who is greatest among his brethren upon whose head was poured the anointing oil [which inaugurates to greatness]; whose hands [sacrifices] were consecrated [offered] to put on the special garments; shall not let his hair grow wild and he shall not tear his garments.
- Leviticus 21:11
וְעַל כׇּל־נַפְשֹׁת מֵת לֹא יָבֹא לְאָבִיו וּלְאִמּוֹ לֹא יִטַּמָּא׃
He shall not go in where there is any dead body; he shall not defile himself even for his father or mother.
Targum Onkelos
וְעַל כָּל נַפְשָׁת מִיתָא לָא יֵיעוֹל לַאֲבוּהִי וּלְאִמֵּיהּ לָא יִסְתָּאַב׃
And adjacent to any dead body he shall not enter. For his father and mother he shall not become [ritually] impure.
- Leviticus 21:12
וּמִן־הַמִּקְדָּשׁ לֹא יֵצֵא וְלֹא יְחַלֵּל אֵת מִקְדַּשׁ אֱלֹהָיו כִּי נֵזֶר שֶׁמֶן מִשְׁחַת אֱלֹהָיו עָלָיו אֲנִי יְהֹוָה׃
He shall not go outside the sanctuary and profane the sanctuary of his God, for upon him is the distinction of the anointing oil of Mine, the ETERNAL’s.
Targum Onkelos
וּמִן מַקְדְּשָׁא לָא יִפּוֹק וְלָא יַחֵיל יָת מַקְדְּשָׁא דֶּאֱלָהֵיהּ אֲרֵי כְּלִיל מְשַׁח רְבוּתָא דֶּאֱלָהֵיהּ עֲלוֹהִי אֲנָא יְיָ׃
He shall not depart from the Sanctuary and he shall not profane his Gods Sanctuary, for the crown of his Gods anointing oil [which inaugurates to greatness] is upon him, I am Adonoy.
- Leviticus 21:13
וְהוּא אִשָּׁה בִבְתוּלֶיהָ יִקָּח׃
He may marry only a woman who is a virgin.
Targum Onkelos
וְהוּא אִתְּתָא בִּבְתוּלַהָא יִסַּב׃
He shall marry [only] a virgin.
- Leviticus 21:14
אַלְמָנָה וּגְרוּשָׁה וַחֲלָלָה זֹנָה אֶת־אֵלֶּה לֹא יִקָּח כִּי אִם־בְּתוּלָה מֵעַמָּיו יִקַּח אִשָּׁה׃
A widow, or a divorced woman, or one who is degraded by prostitution—such he may not marry. Only a virgin of his own kin may he take to wife—
Targum Onkelos
אַרְמְלָא וּמְתָרְכָא וַחֲלִילָא מַטְעֲיָא יָת אִלֵּין לָא יִסַּב אֱלָהֵין בְּתוּלְתָא מֵעַמֵּיהּ יִסַּב אִתְּתָא׃
A widow, divorcee, profaned woman or harlot [one who strays]; he may not marry [any] of these. But only a virgin from his own people may he marry.
- Leviticus 21:15
וְלֹא־יְחַלֵּל זַרְעוֹ בְּעַמָּיו כִּי אֲנִי יְהֹוָה מְקַדְּשׁוֹ׃
that he may not profane his offspring among his kin, for I GOD have sanctified him.
Targum Onkelos
וְלָא יַחֵיל זַרְעֵיהּ בְּעַמֵּיהּ אֲרֵי אֲנָא יְיָ מְקַדְּשֵׁיהּ׃
He shall not profane his offspring among his people, for I am Adonoy, who makes him holy.