“And they are not to defile themselves by coming near a dead man. Only for a father or mother, for a son or daughter, for a brother or unmarried sister they defile themselves.
Leviticus 21:1 - The Scriptures 2009 And יהוה said to Mosheh, “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aharon, and say to them: ‘No one is to be defiled for the dead among his people, Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition THE Lord said to Moses, Speak to the priests [exclusive of the high priest], the sons of Aaron, and say to them that none of them shall defile himself for the dead among his people [by touching a corpse or assisting in preparing it for burial], American Standard Version (1901) 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; Common English Bible The LORD said to Moses, Say to the priests, Aaron’s sons: None of you are allowed to make yourselves unclean by any dead person among your community Catholic Public Domain Version The Lord also said to Moses: Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and you shall say to them: Do not allow a priest to be contaminated by the death of his citizens, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The Lord said also to Moses: Speak to the priests the sons of Aaron, and thou shalt say to them: Let not a priest incur an uncleanness at the death of his citizens. |
“And they are not to defile themselves by coming near a dead man. Only for a father or mother, for a son or daughter, for a brother or unmarried sister they defile themselves.
“Hear this, O priests! And listen, O house of Yisra’ĕl! Give ear, O house of the sovereign! For the judgment is for you, for you have been a snare to Mitspah and a net spread on Taḇor.
‘And do not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor put tattoo marks on you. I am יהוה.
nor come near any dead body, nor defile himself for his father or his mother,
“And you shall know that I have sent this command to you, as being My covenant with Lĕwi,” said יהוה of hosts.
He who touches the dead of any human being is unclean for seven days.
This is the Torah when a man dies in a tent: All who come into the tent and all who are in the tent are unclean for seven days,
Anyone in the open field who touches someone slain by a sword or who has died, or a bone of a man, or a burial-site, is unclean for seven days.
“Command the children of Yisra’ĕl to send out of the camp every leper, and everyone who has a discharge, and whoever becomes defiled for a being.
All the days of his separation to יהוה he does not go near a dead body.