“None of you shall approach any one of his close relatives to uncover nakedness. I am the Lord.
Leviticus 21:2 - English Standard Version 2016 except for his closest relatives, his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, his 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: |
“None of you shall approach any one of his close relatives to uncover nakedness. I am the Lord.
He shall not go in to any dead bodies nor make himself unclean, even for his father or for his mother.
or his virgin sister (who is near to him because she has had no husband; for her he may make himself unclean).
But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope.