‘You are not to come near any close relative for sexual intercourse; I am the Lord.
Leviticus 21:2 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised except for his immediate family: his mother, father, son, daughter, or brother. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 but for his kin, that is near unto him, that is, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Except for his near [blood] kin, for his mother, father, son, daughter, brother, American Standard Version (1901) except for his kin, that is near unto him, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother, Common English Bible except for your closest relatives: for your mother, father, son, daughter, brother; Catholic Public Domain Version except only by his blood-relatives and near-relatives, that is, by a father or mother, or by a son or daughter, or also a brother, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But only for his kin, such as are near in blood: that is to say, for his father and for his mother, and for his son, and for his daughter, for his brother also: |
‘You are not to come near any close relative for sexual intercourse; I am the Lord.
He must not go near any dead person or make himself unclean even for his father or mother.
He may make himself unclean for his unmarried virgin sister in his immediate family.
We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, concerning those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who have no hope.