Leviticus 21:1
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And the Lord said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people:Then the LORD said to Moses, “Speak to Aaron’s sons, the priests, and tell them that a priest is not to defile himself for a dead person among his people,
In other translations
And the Lord said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people:Then the LORD said to Moses, “Speak to Aaron’s sons, the priests, and tell them that a priest is not to defile himself for a dead person among his people,
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֶל־'el-toH413מֹשֶׁהmoshehMosesH4872אֱמֹר'emorsayH559אֶל־'el-toH413הַכֹּהֲנִיםhakohanimthe priestsH3548בְּנֵיbenei[the] sons ofH1121אַהֲרֹן'aharonAaronH175וְאָמַרְתָּve'amartaand you will sayH559אֲלֵהֶם'alehemto themH413לְנֶפֶשׁlenefeshfor a corpseH5315לֹא־lo'-notH3808יִטַּמָּאyitama'he will make himself uncleanH2930בְּעַמָּיו׃be'amavamong kinspeople<s> hisH5971
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Related verses
- Ezekiel 44:25And they shall come at no dead person to defile themselves: but for father, or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, for brother, or for sister that hath had no husband, they may defile themselves.A priest must not defile himself by going near a dead person. However, for a father, a mother, a son, a daughter, a brother, or an unmarried sister, he may do so,
- Leviticus 19:28Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the Lord.You must not make any cuts in your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD.
- Leviticus 10:6-76 And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons, Uncover not your heads, neither rend your clothes; lest ye die, and lest wrath come upon all the people: but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the Lord hath kindled. 7 And ye shall not go out from the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: for the anointing oil of the Lord is upon you. And they did according to the word of Moses.6 Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “Do not let your hair become disheveled and do not tear your garments, or else you will die, and the LORD will be angry with the whole congregation. But your brothers, the whole house of Israel, may mourn on account of the fire that the LORD has ignited. 7 You shall not go outside the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, or you will die, for the LORD’s anointing oil is on you.” So they did as Moses instructed.
- Leviticus 21:11Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;He must not go near any dead body; he must not defile himself, even for his father or mother.
- Numbers 19:14This is the law, when a man dieth in a tent: all that come into the tent, and all that is in the tent, shall be unclean seven days.This is the law when a person dies in a tent: Everyone who enters the tent and everyone already in the tent will be unclean for seven days,
- Numbers 19:16And whosoever toucheth one that is slain with a sword in the open fields, or a dead body, or a bone of a man, or a grave, shall be unclean seven days.Anyone in the open field who touches someone who has been killed by the sword or has died of natural causes, or anyone who touches a human bone or a grave, will be unclean for seven days.
- Malachi 2:1And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you.“And now this decree is for you, O priests:
- Hosea 5:1Hear ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.“Hear this, O priests! Take heed, O house of Israel! Give ear, O royal house! For this judgment is against you because you have been a snare at Mizpah, a net spread out on Tabor.
- Malachi 2:4And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the Lord of hosts.Then you will know that I have sent you this commandment so that My covenant with Levi may continue,” says the LORD of Hosts.
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