Leviticus 21:1

New Living Translation

The Lord said to Moses, “Give the following instructions to the priests, the descendants of Aaron. “A priest must not make himself ceremonially unclean by touching the dead body of a relative.

Cross References

Ezekiel 44:25

“A priest must not defile himself by being in the presence of a dead person unless it is his father, mother, child, brother, or unmarried sister. In such cases it is permitted.

Hosea 5:1

“Hear this, you priests. Pay attention, you leaders of Israel. Listen, you members of the royal family. Judgment has been handed down against you. For you have led the people into a snare by worshiping the idols at Mizpah and Tabor.

Leviticus 19:28

“Do not cut your bodies for the dead, and do not mark your skin with tattoos. I am the Lord.

Leviticus 21:11

He must not defile himself by going near a dead body. He may not make himself ceremonially unclean even for his father or mother.

Malachi 2:1

“Listen, you priests—this command is for you!

Malachi 2:4

Then at last you will know it was I who sent you this warning so that my covenant with the Levites can continue,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

Numbers 19:11

“All those who touch a dead human body will be ceremonially unclean for seven days.

Numbers 19:14

“This is the ritual law that applies when someone dies inside a tent: All those who enter that tent and those who were inside when the death occurred will be ceremonially unclean for seven days.

Numbers 19:16

And if someone in an open field touches the corpse of someone who was killed with a sword or who died a natural death, or if someone touches a human bone or a grave, that person will be defiled for seven days.

Numbers 5:2

“Command the people of Israel to remove from the camp anyone who has a skin disease or a discharge, or who has become ceremonially unclean by touching a dead person.

Numbers 6:6

And they must not go near a dead body during the entire period of their vow to the Lord.