Leviticus 21:3

And for his sister, a virgin, for she is his near relation and has had no husband, he may make himself unclean.

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In The King James Version

And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no husband; for her may he be defiled.

In Context

2But only for his near relations, for his mother or his father, his son or his daughter, and his brother;

4But let him, being a chief among his people, not make himself unclean in such a way as to put shame on himself.

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Cross References

Leviticus 22:12And if the daughter of a priest is married to an outside person she may not take of the holy things which are lifted up as offerings.

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 21:2-10

Laws Concerning the Priests. ( b. c. 1490.) 1 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: 2 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, 3 And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no husband; for her may he be defiled. 4 But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his… Read the whole commentary →

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