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Leviticus 21:11

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

Neither shall he go in {H935} to any dead {H4191} body {H5315}, nor defile {H2930} himself for his father {H1}, or for his mother {H517};

go in to where any dead body is or make himself unclean, even when his father or mother dies.

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

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

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Cross-References

  • Numbers 19:14 (6 votes)

    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.

  • Numbers 6:7 (3 votes)

    He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die: because the consecration of his God [is] upon his head.

  • Leviticus 21:1 (3 votes)

    ¶ 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:

  • Leviticus 21:2 (3 votes)

    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,

  • Leviticus 19:28 (3 votes)

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

  • Matthew 12:46 (2 votes)

    ¶ While he yet talked to the people, behold, [his] mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him.

  • Matthew 12:50 (2 votes)

    For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.