Leviticus 21:3

or a virgin sister, who is not married to a husband.

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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

2except only by his blood-relatives and near-relatives, that is, by a father or mother, or by a son or daughter, or also a brother,

4But not even by the leader of his people shall he be contaminated.

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Cross References

Leviticus 22:12If the daughter of a priest has been married to any of the people, she shall not eat from what has been sanctified, nor from the first-fruits.

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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