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Leviticus 21:1

And Yahweh said unto Moses, Say unto the priests, the sons of Aaron,—yea thou shalt say unto them, For a dead person, shall no one make himself unclean among his people:

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Leviticus 21:1 in other translations

KJV King James Version

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:

BSB Berean Standard Bible

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,

WEB World English Bible

The LORD 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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1 And Yahweh said unto Moses, Say unto the priests, the sons of Aaron,—yea thou shalt say unto them, For a dead person, shall no one make himself unclean among his people:

2 Saving for his kin, that are near unto him, for his mother or for his father, or for his son or for his daughter, or for his brother;

3 or for his sister, a virgin who is near unto him, who belongeth not unto a husband,—for her, he may make himself unclean:

4 He shall not make himself unclean being a chief among his people,—by profaning himself:

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