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Leviticus 21:11
nor beside any dead person doth he come; for his father and for his mother he doth not defile himself;
Leviticus 21:11 · Young's Literal Translation
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Leviticus 21:11 in other translations
Neither 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.
He must not go in to any dead body, or defile himself for his father or for his mother.
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In context
8 and thou hast sanctified him, for the bread of thy God he is bringing near; he is holy to thee; for holy am I, Jehovah, sanctifying you.
9 `And a daughter of any priest when she polluteth herself by going a-whoring--her father she is polluting; with fire she is burnt.
10 `And the high priest of his brethren, on whose head is poured the anointing oil, and hath consecrated his hand to put on the garments, his head doth not uncover, nor rend his garments,
11 nor beside any dead person doth he come; for his father and for his mother he doth not defile himself;
12 nor from the sanctuary doth he go out, nor doth he pollute the sanctuary of his God, for the separation of the anointing oil of his God is on him; I am Jehovah.
13 `And he taketh a wife in her virginity;
14 widow, or cast out, or polluted one--a harlot--these he doth not take, but a virgin of his own people he doth take for a wife,
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