Leviticus 21:3
or his virgin sister who is dependent on him, since she has no husband—for her he may make himself unclean.
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2except for his closest relatives—his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, his brother,
4But he must not make himself unclean for other relatives and so defile himself.
Cross References
Leviticus 22:12If a priest's daughter married someone who is not a priest, she may not eat any of the holy contribution 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 →