Leviticus 21:1

New International Version

The Lord said to Moses, “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them: ‘A priest must not make himself ceremonially unclean for any of his people who die,

Cross References

Ezekiel 44:25

“ ‘A priest must not defile himself by going near a dead person; however, if the dead person was his father or mother, son or daughter, brother or unmarried sister, then he may defile himself.

Hosea 5:1

“Hear this, you priests! Pay attention, you Israelites! Listen, royal house! This judgment is against you: You have been a snare at Mizpah, a net spread out on Tabor.

Leviticus 19:28

“ ‘Do not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the Lord.

Leviticus 21:11

He must not enter a place where there is a dead body. He must not make himself unclean, even for his father or mother,

Malachi 2:1

“And now, you priests, this warning is for you.

Malachi 2:4

And you will know that I have sent you this warning so that my covenant with Levi may continue,” says the Lord Almighty.

Numbers 19:11

“Whoever touches a human corpse will be unclean for seven days.

Numbers 19:14

“This is the law that applies when a person dies in a tent: Anyone who enters the tent and anyone who is in it will be unclean for seven days,

Numbers 19:16

“Anyone out in the open who touches someone who has been killed with a sword or someone who has died a natural death, or anyone who touches a human bone or a grave, will be unclean for seven days.

Numbers 5:2

“Command the Israelites to send away from the camp anyone who has a defiling skin disease or a discharge of any kind, or who is ceremonially unclean because of a dead body.

Numbers 6:6

“ ‘Throughout the period of their dedication to the Lord, the Nazirite must not go near a dead body.