Leviticus 21:3

And on his sister that is a virgin, that is nigh unto him, who hath had no husband: on her may he defile himself.

Leeser Tanakh

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 on his kin, that is near unto him, [that is,] on his mother, and on his father, and on his son, and on his daughter, and on his brother,

4The chief man among his people shall not defile himself, to be profaned thereby.

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Cross References

Leviticus 22:12And if the daughter of a priest be married unto a stranger, she may not eat of the offered part of holy things.

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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