Leviticus 21:2 - Forerunner Commentary

Leviticus 21:2

Regulations for Conduct of Priests

1 And the Lord said to Moses, “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them: ^a‘None shall defile himself for the dead among his people,

2 except for his relatives who are nearest to him: his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, and his brother;

3 also his virgin sister who is near to him, who has had no husband, for her he may defile himself.

4 Otherwise he shall not defile himself, being a¹ chief man among his people, to profane himself.

5 ^a‘They shall not make any bald place on their heads, nor shall they shave the edges of their beards nor make any cuttings in their flesh.

Verse Comparison: Leviticus 21:2

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American Standard Version
except 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,

Amplified® Bible
Except for his near [blood] kin, for his mother, father, son, daughter, brother,

Contemporary English Version
except your mother, father, son, daughter, brother,

Darby English Version
except for his immediate 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;

Good News Bible
unless it is his mother, father, son, daughter, brother,

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
except for his relatives who are nearest to him, his mother and his father and his son and his daughter and his brother,

New International Version
except for a close relative, such as his mother or father, his son or daughter, his brother,

New King James Version
except for his relatives who are nearest to him: his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, and his brother;

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
except for his relatives nearest to him, his mother and his father and his son and his daughter and his brother,

Revised Standard Version
except for his nearest of kin, his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, his brother,

Young's Literal Translation
except 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.

New English Translation
except for his close relative who is near to him:¹ his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, his brother,

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