17. When they enter the gates of the inner court they must wear linen garments; they must not have on them anything made of wool when they minister at the gates of the inner court and within it.
18. They must wear linen turbans on their heads and linen undergarments around their waists. They are not to put on anything that makes them sweat.
19. Before they go out to the outer court, to the people, they must take off the clothes they have been ministering in, leave them in the holy chambers, and dress in other clothes so that they do not transmit holiness to the people through their clothes.
20. “They may not shave their heads or let their hair grow long, but must carefully trim their hair.
21. No priest may drink wine before he enters the inner court.
22. He is not to marry a widow or a divorced woman, but must marry a virgin from the offspring of the house of Israel, or a widow who is the widow of a priest.
23. They must teach My people the difference between the holy and the common, and explain to them the difference between the clean and the unclean.
24. “In a dispute, they will officiate as judges and decide the case according to My ordinances. They must observe My laws and statutes regarding all My appointed festivals, and keep My Sabbaths holy.
25. A priest may not come near a dead person so that he becomes defiled. However, he may defile himself for a father, a mother, a son, a daughter, a brother, or an unmarried sister.
26. After he is cleansed, he is to count off seven days for himself.
27. On the day he goes into the sanctuary, into the inner court to minister in the sanctuary, he must present his sin offering.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.