Leviticus 21:3

or for his sister, a virgin who is near unto him, who belongeth not unto a husband,—for her, he may make himself unclean:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

2Saving for his kin, that are near unto him, for his mother or for his father, or for his son or for his daughter, or for his brother;

4He shall not make himself unclean being a chief among his people,—by profaning himself:

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Cross References

Leviticus 22:12And, when, a priest’s daughter, belongeth to a husband, who is a stranger, she, of the heave-offering of the hallowed things, may not eat.

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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