Leviticus 21:2

except for his immediate family—his mother, father, son, daughter, or brother,

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KJV

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,

ASV

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,

YLT

except for his relation who is near unto him--for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother.

DBT

except for his immediate relation, who is near unto him — for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother;

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But for his kin that is near unto him,....

John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed

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Near to him - Under which general expression his wife seems to be comprehended, though she be not expressed. And hence it is noted as a peculiar case, that Ezekiel, who was a priest, was forbidden to mourn for his wife, Ezek. xxiv, 16, &c.

John Wesley· Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament, 1765evangelical

A priest was permitted to do it for a parent or a child, for a brother or an unmarried sister, and therefore, no doubt (though this is not mentioned) for the wife of his bosom; for Ezekiel, a priest, would have mourned for his wife if he had not been particularly prohibited, Ezek. xxiv.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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1 Thessalonians 4:13
Brothers, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who are without hope.
Leviticus 18:6
None of you are to approach any close relative to have sexual relations. I am the LORD.

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About this book

Moses and Aaron Appear before Pharaoh — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

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.

Canon: Old Testament
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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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Thessalonians 4:13
Brothers, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who are without hope.
leads to
- Daniel 12:2
  And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:15
  By the word of the Lord, we declare to you that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who have fallen asleep.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:10
  He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with Him.
- 1 Corinthians 15:18–19
  Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.
- 2 Peter 3:4
  “Where is the promise of His coming?” they will ask. “Ever since our fathers fell asleep, everything continues as it has from the beginning of creation.”
Through
Leviticus 18:6
None of you are to approach any close relative to have sexual relations. I am the LORD.
leads to
- Leviticus 20:17–21
  If a man marries his sister, whether the daughter of his father or of his mother, and they have sexual relations, it is a disgrace. They must be cut off in the sight of…
- Leviticus 18:7–19
  You must not expose the nakedness of your father by having sexual relations with your mother. She is your mother; you must not have sexual relations with her.
- Leviticus 20:11–12
  If a man lies with his father’s wife, he has uncovered his father’s nakedness. Both must surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.

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