Leviticus 21:2 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

² except for his nearest kin: his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, his brother;

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² 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,

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² Except for his near [blood] kin, for his mother, father, son, daughter, brother,

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² 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,

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² except for your closest relatives: for your mother, father, son, daughter, brother;

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² 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,

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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.

“None of you shall approach anyone near of kin to uncover nakedness: I am the Lord.

likewise, for a virgin sister close to him because she has had no husband, he may defile himself for her.

He shall not go where there is a dead body; he shall not defile himself even for his father or mother.