“None of you shall approach anyone near of kin to uncover nakedness: I am the Lord.
Leviticus 21:2 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 except for his nearest kin: his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, his brother; Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 but for his kin, that is near unto him, that is, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Except for his near [blood] kin, for his mother, father, son, daughter, brother, American Standard Version (1901) except for his kin, that is near unto him, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother, Common English Bible except for your closest relatives: for your mother, father, son, daughter, brother; Catholic Public Domain Version except only by his blood-relatives and near-relatives, that is, by a father or mother, or by a son or daughter, or also a brother, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But only for his kin, such as are near in blood: that is to say, for his father and for his mother, and for his son, and for his daughter, for his brother also: |
“None of you shall approach anyone near of kin to uncover nakedness: I am the Lord.
He shall not go where there is a dead body; he shall not defile himself even for his father or mother.
likewise, for a virgin sister close to him because she has had no husband, he may defile himself for her.
But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about those who have died, so that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope.