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Leviticus 21:1

Then the LORD said to Moses, “Speak to Aaron’s sons, the priests, and tell them that a priest is not to defile himself for a dead person among his people,

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ASV

And Jehovah said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none defile himself for the dead among his people;

KJV

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:

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
מֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehMosesH4872 →
אֱמֹ֥ר'e.MorsayH559 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
הַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.Nimthe priestsH3548 →
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] sons ofH1121 →
אַהֲרֹ֑ן'a.ha.RonAaronH175 →
וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.Taand you will sayH559 →
אֲלֵהֶ֔ם'a.le.Hemto themH413 →
לְנֶ֥פֶשׁle.Ne.feshfor a corpseH5315 →
לֹֽא־lo'-notH3808 →
יִטַּמָּ֖אyi.ta.Ma'he will make himself uncleanH2930 →
בְּעַמָּֽיו׃be.'a.Mavamong kinspeople<s> hisH5971 →

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Numbers 19:11Whoever touches any dead body will be unclean for seven days.Ezekiel 44:25A priest must not defile himself by going near a dead person. However, for a father, a mother, a son, a daughter, a brother, or an unmarried sister, he may do so,Deuteronomy 26:14I have not eaten any of the sacred portion while in mourning, or removed any of it while unclean, or offered any of it for the dead. I have obeyed the LORD my God; I have done everything You commanded me.Numbers 5:2“Command the Israelites to send away from the camp anyone with a skin disease, anyone who has a bodily discharge, and anyone who is defiled by a dead body.Numbers 19:14This is the law when a person dies in a tent: Everyone who enters the tent and everyone already in the tent will be unclean for seven days,Leviticus 19:28You must not make any cuts in your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD.Leviticus 10:6–7Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “Do not let your hair become disheveled and do not tear your garments, or else you will die, and the LORD will be angry with the whole congregation. But your brothers, the whole house of Israel, may mourn on account of the fire that the LORD has ignited.Leviticus 21:11He must not go near any dead body; he must not defile himself, even for his father or mother.Numbers 19:16Anyone in the open field who touches someone who has been killed by the sword or has died of natural causes, or anyone who touches a human bone or a grave, will be unclean for seven days.Leviticus 22:4If a descendant of Aaron has a skin disease or a discharge, he may not eat the sacred offerings until he is clean. Whoever touches anything defiled by a corpse or by a man who has an emission of semen,Malachi 2:1“And now this decree is for you, O priests:Malachi 2:4Then you will know that I have sent you this commandment so that My covenant with Levi may continue,” says the LORD of Hosts.Hosea 5:1“Hear this, O priests! Take heed, O house of Israel! Give ear, O royal house! For this judgment is against you because you have been a snare at Mizpah, a net spread out on Tabor.

About Leviticus

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