Leviticus 21:3

and for his sister a virgin, that is near unto him, which hath had no husband, for her may he defile himself.

Revised Version 1895

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

2except for his kin, that is near unto him, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother;

4He shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.

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Cross References

Leviticus 22:12And if a priest’s daughter be married unto a stranger, she shall not eat of the heave offering of the 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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