Leviticus 21:4
He is not to defile himself for those related to him by marriage, and so profane himself.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
In Context
3or his unmarried sister who is near to him, since she has no husband.
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 →