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Leviticus 21:1

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Yahweh said to Moses, “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them, ‘A priest shall not defile himself for the dead among his people,

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Leviticus 21:1 in other translations

And Jehovah said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none defile himself for the dead among his people;

Leviticus 21:1 · American Standard Version

Leviticus 21:1 in context

  1. 1Yahweh said to Moses, “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them, ‘A priest shall not defile himself for the dead among his people,
  2. 2except for his relatives that are near to him: for his mother, for his father, for his son, for his daughter, for his brother,
  3. 3and for his virgin sister who is near to him, who has had no husband; for her he may defile himself.