Leviticus 21:1

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

The Lord said to Moses, ‘Speak to Aaron’s sons, the priests, and tell them: A priest is not to make himself ceremonially unclean for a dead person among his relatives,

Cross References

Ezekiel 44:25

A priest may not come near a dead person so that he becomes defiled.  However, he may defile himself for a father, a mother, a son, a daughter, a brother, or an unmarried sister.

Numbers 19:14

‘This is the law when a person dies in a tent: everyone who enters the tent and everyone who is already in the tent will be unclean for seven days,

Leviticus 21:11

He must not go near any dead person or make himself unclean even for his father or mother.

Leviticus 19:28

You are not to make gashes on your bodies for the dead  or put tattoo marks on yourselves; I am the Lord.

Malachi 2:4

Then you will know that I sent you this decree, so that my covenant with Levi  may continue,’ says the Lord of Armies.

Malachi 2:1

‘Therefore, this decree  is for you priests:

Hosea 5:1

Hear this, priests! Pay attention, house of Israel! Listen, royal house! For the judgement applies to you because you have been a snare at Mizpah and a net spread out on Tabor.

Numbers 19:16

Anyone in the open field who touches a person who has been killed by the sword or has died, or who even touches a human bone, or a grave, will be unclean for seven days.

Numbers 5:2

‘Command the Israelites to send away anyone from the camp who is afflicted with a skin disease,  anyone who has a discharge,  or anyone who is defiled because of a corpse.

Numbers 6:6

He must not go near a dead body during the time he consecrates himself to the Lord.

Numbers 19:11

‘The person who touches any human corpse will be unclean for seven days.