Leviticus 21:3

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his unmarried [372] sister. (This sister is close to him because she has no husband. So the priest may make himself unclean for her {if she dies}.)

Cross References

Leviticus 21:2

But if the dead person was one of his close relatives, {then he can touch the dead body}. The priest can make himself unclean if the dead person is his mother or father, his son or daughter, his brother or

Leviticus 21:4

But a priest must not make himself unclean if the dead person was only one of his slaves. [373]

Leviticus 22:12

A priest’s daughter might marry a person who is not a priest. If she does that, then she can’t eat any of the holy offerings.