Leviticus 21:3

and for his sister, the virgin, who is near unto him, who hath not been to a man; for her he is defiled.

Young's Literal Translation

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 relation who [is] near unto him — for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother.

4'A master [priest] doth not defile himself among his people — to pollute himself;

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Cross References

Leviticus 22:12'And a priest's daughter, when she is a strange man's, — she, of the heave-offering of the holy things doth 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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