Leviticus 21:3
or his unmarried sister who is near to him, since she has no husband.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
2except for his immediate family—his mother, father, son, daughter, or brother,
4He is not to defile himself for those related to him by marriage, and so profane himself.
Cross References
Leviticus 22:12If the priest’s daughter is married to a man other than a priest, she is not to eat of the sacred contributions.
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 →