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Leviticus 21:11

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

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְעַ֛לve.'Aland toH5921 →
כָּל־kol-anyH3605 →
נַפְשֹׁ֥תnaf.Shotcorpses ofH5315 →
מֵ֖תmeta dead [person]H4191 →
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808 →
יָבֹ֑אya.Vo'he will goH935 →
לְאָבִ֥יוle.'a.Vivfor father hisH1 →
וּלְאִמּ֖וֹu.le.'i.Moand for mother hisH517 →
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808 →
יִטַּמָּֽא׃yi.ta.Ma'he will make himself uncleanH2930 →

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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,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.Leviticus 21:1Then 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,Numbers 19:11Whoever touches any dead body will be unclean for seven days.Numbers 6:7Even if his father or mother or brother or sister should die, he is not to defile himself, because the crown of consecration to his God is upon his head.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 21:1–2Then 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,Numbers 6:6Throughout the days of his separation to the LORD, he must not go near a dead body.Luke 14:26“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be My disciple.2 Corinthians 5:16So from now on we regard no one according to the flesh. Although we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.Matthew 12:46–50While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, His mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to Him.Luke 9:59–60Then He said to another man, “Follow Me.” The man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”Matthew 8:21–22Another of His disciples requested, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”Numbers 9:6But there were some men who were unclean due to a dead body, so they could not observe the Passover on that day. And they came before Moses and Aaron that same dayDeuteronomy 33:9He said of his father and mother, ‘I do not consider them.’ He disregarded his brothers and did not know his own sons, for he kept Your word and maintained Your covenant.

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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