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Leviticus 21:1

Leviticus chapter 21 · verse 1 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

King James Version · 1611

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:

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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;

Context

v.1This passage

v.2except 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,

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Leviticus 19:28

    Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am Jehovah.

  • Numbers 19:14

    This is the law when a man dieth in a tent: every one that cometh into the tent, and every one that is in the tent, shall be unclean seven days.

  • Malachi 2:4

    And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant may be with Levi, saith Jehovah of hosts.

  • Numbers 19:16

    And whosoever in the open field toucheth one that is slain with a sword, or a dead body, or a bone of a man, or a grave, shall be unclean seven days.

  • Leviticus 10:6

    And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons, Let not the hair of your heads go loose, neither rend your clothes; that ye die not, and that he be not wroth with all the congregation: but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which Jehovah hath kindled.

  • Hosea 5:1

    Hear this, O ye priests, and hearken, O house of Israel, and give ear, O house of the king; for unto you pertaineth the judgment; for ye have been a snare at Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.