The high priest must not have sexual relations with a widow even outside of marriage
Commandment 170ProhibitionParashat EmorForbidden Sexual Relations
Scripture
so that he will not profane his offspring among his people; for I am the LORD who sanctifies him.'"
Hebrew
טו וְלֹא-יְחַלֵּל זַרְעוֹ, בְּעַמָּיו: כִּי אֲנִי יְהוָה, מְקַדְּשׁוֹ. {ס}
Greek
15 καὶ οὐ βεβηλώσει τὸ σπέρμα αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ λαῷ αὐτοῦ· ἐγὼ κύριος ὁ ἁγιάζων αὐτόν.
Classification
- Parashah: Emor
- Sefer HaChinuch: 274
- Mishneh Torah: Holiness — Forbidden Sexual Relations
Stated in
Enumeration and classification from BibleData. The Greek is the Septuagint reading of the same verse, carried by the source for comparison.