Leviticus 21:4

New International Reader's Version

But he must not make himself “unclean” by going near the bodies of people only related to him by marriage. Going near them would make him “unclean.”

Cross References

Leviticus 21:3

He can also go near a sister who is not married. She would have depended on him because she did not have a husband. The priest can make himself “unclean” by going near her body.

Leviticus 21:5

“ ‘Priests must not shave any part of their heads. They must not shave off the edges of their beards. They must not make cuts on their bodies when someone dies.