Leviticus 21:11 KJV — MannaFest

Leviticus 21:11

Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;

KJV

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ASV

neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;

WEB

He must not go near any dead body; he must not defile himself, even for his father or mother.

YLT

nor beside any dead person doth he come; for his father and for his mother he doth not defile himself;

DBT

Neither shall he come near any person dead, nor make himself unclean for his father and for his mother;

About this book

Old Testament

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Leviticus — A holy people before a holy God. Five offerings, a priesthood, a purity code — and at the centre, a single day that carries the sins of a year to a cleansed Most Holy Place.

Author: Moses — receives these laws at Sinai; the repeated formula is ‘the LORD spake unto Moses, saying’
Date: Composed during Israel's year at Sinai (15th–13th century BC)

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Numbers 19:14
This is the law, when a man dieth in a tent: all that come into the tent, and all that is in the tent, shall be unclean seven days.
Matthew 8:21
And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
Deuteronomy 26:14
I have not eaten thereof in my mourning, neither have I taken away ought thereof for any unclean use, nor given ought thereof for the dead: but I have hearkened to the voice of the Lord my God, and have done according to all that thou hast commanded me.
Leviticus 21:1
And the Lord said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people:
Deuteronomy 33:9
Who said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own children: for they have observed thy word, and kept thy covenant.

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Moreover, the high dignity of his office demanded a corresponding superiority in personal holiness, and stringent rules were prescribed for the purpose of upholding the suitable dignity of his station and family. The same rules are extended to the families of Christian ministers (1Ti 3:2;

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

If any of the inferior priests were under a ceremonial pollution, there were other priests that might supply their places; but, if the high priest were defiled, there would be a greater want of him. And the forbidding of him to go to any house of mourning, or attend any funeral, would be an indication to the people of the greatness of that dignity to which he was advanced.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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