Leviticus 21:2

Tree of Life Version

except for his relatives that are nearest to him—his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, his brother,

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“None of you is to come near anyone who is his close relatives to uncover their nakedness. I am Adonai.

nor shall he go near any dead person, defiling himself, even for his father or his mother.

or his virgin sister who is near to him, who has had no husband. For her he may allow himself to become unclean.

Now we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about those who are asleep, so that you may not grieve like the rest who have no hope.