Verse 17
Make no mourning - As a priest, he could make no public mourning, Leviticus 21:1 , etc.
Bind the tire of thine head - This seems to refer to the high priest's bonnet; or perhaps, one worn by the ordinary priests: it might have been a black veil to cover the head.
Put on thy shoes upon thy feet - Walking barefoot was a sign of grief.
Cover not thy lips - Mourners covered the under part of the face, from the nose to the bottom of the chin.
Eat not the bread of men - אנשים לחם lechem anashim , "the bread of miserable men," i.e., mourners; probably, the funeral banquet.
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