Leviticus 21:1
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Speak to the priests the sons of Aaron, and you shall tell them that they shall not defile themselves in their nation for the dead,
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Leviticus 10:6And Moses said to Aaron, and Eleazar and Ithamar his sons that were left, You⌃ shall not make bare your heads, and you⌃ shall not tear your garments; that you⌃ die not, and so there should be wrath on all the congregation: but your brethren, even all the house of Israel, shall lament for the burning, with which they were burnt by the Lord.
Leviticus 21:11neither shall he go in to any dead body, neither shall he defile himself for his father or his mother.
Numbers 19:14And this is the law; if a man die in a house, every one that goes into the house, and all things in the house, shall be unclean seven days.
Ezekiel 44:25And they shall not go in to the dead body of a man to defile themselves: only a priest may defile himself for a father, or for a mother, or for a son, or for a daughter, or for a brother, or for his sister, who has not been married.
Malachi 2:1And now, O priests, this commandment is to you.
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 21:1
This chapter might borrow its title from Mal. ii. 1 , "And now, O you priests, this commandment is for you." It is a law obliging priests with the utmost care and jealousy to preserve the dignity of their priesthood. I. The inferior priests are here charged both concerning their mourning and concerning their marriages and their children, ver. 1-9 . II. The high priest is restrained more than any of them, ver. 10-15 . III. Neither the one nor the other must have any blemish, ver. 16 , &c. Read the whole commentary →