Leviticus 21:3

or his unmarried sister since she is a close relative because she doesn't have 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

2The only exceptions are for his immediate family. This includes his mother, father, son, daughter, or brother,

4He must not make himself unclean for those only related to him by marriage—he is not to make himself ceremonially impure.

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Cross References

Leviticus 22:12If the priest's daughter gets married to a man who isn't a priest, she is not allowed to eat the holy 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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