Leviticus 21:1–4; Leviticus 21:11; Ezekiel 44:25

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Leviticus 21:1–4

Holiness and the Priests

1 And the Lord said to Moses, “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them, No one shall cmake himself unclean for the dead among his people, 2 except for his closest relatives, his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, his brother, 3 or his virgin sister (who is near to him because she has had no husband; for her he may make himself unclean). 4 He shall not make himself unclean as a husband among his people and so profane himself.


Leviticus 21:11

11 He shall not mgo in to any dead bodies nor make himself unclean, even for his father or for his mother.


Ezekiel 44:25

25 They shall not ndefile themselves by going near to a dead person. However, for father or mother, for son or daughter, for brother or unmarried sister they may defile themselves.