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Brenton's Septuagint
Leviticus 21:11
neither shall he go in to any dead body, neither shall he defile himself for his father or his mother.
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Hebrew Names Version
neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;
neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;
King James Version
Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;
Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;
Lexham English Bible
And he shall not go near any dead person, nor shall he make himself unclean for his father or for his mother.
And he shall not go near any dead person, nor shall he make himself unclean for his father or for his mother.
New Century Version
He must not go into a house where there is a dead body. He must not make himself unclean, even if it is for his own father or mother.
He must not go into a house where there is a dead body. He must not make himself unclean, even if it is for his own father or mother.
New English Translation
He must not go where there is any dead person; he must not defile himself even for his father and his mother.
He must not go where there is any dead person; he must not defile himself even for his father and his mother.
Amplified Bible
nor shall he approach any dead person, nor defile himself [by doing so, even] for his father or for his mother;
nor shall he approach any dead person, nor defile himself [by doing so, even] for his father or for his mother;
New American Standard Bible
nor shall he approach any dead person, nor defile himself even for his father or his mother;
nor shall he approach any dead person, nor defile himself even for his father or his mother;
Geneva Bible (1587)
Neither shall he goe to any dead bodie, nor make him selfe vncleane by his father or by his mother,
Neither shall he goe to any dead bodie, nor make him selfe vncleane by his father or by his mother,
Legacy Standard Bible
nor shall he approach any dead person nor defile himself even for his father or his mother;
nor shall he approach any dead person nor defile himself even for his father or his mother;
Contemporary English Version
Don't make yourself unclean by going near a dead body, not even that of your own father or mother.
Don't make yourself unclean by going near a dead body, not even that of your own father or mother.
Complete Jewish Bible
go in to where any dead body is or make himself unclean, even when his father or mother dies.
go in to where any dead body is or make himself unclean, even when his father or mother dies.
Darby Translation
Neither shall he come near any person dead, nor make himself unclean for his father and for his mother;
Neither shall he come near any person dead, nor make himself unclean for his father and for his mother;
Easy-to-Read Version
He must not make himself unclean by touching a dead body. He must not go near a dead body, even if it is his own father or mother.
He must not make himself unclean by touching a dead body. He must not go near a dead body, even if it is his own father or mother.
English Standard Version
He shall not go in to any dead bodies nor make himself unclean, even for his father or for his mother.
He shall not go in to any dead bodies nor make himself unclean, even for his father or for his mother.
George Lamsa Translation
Neither shall he go near any dead body, nor defile himself by mourning for his father or for his mother;
Neither shall he go near any dead body, nor defile himself by mourning for his father or for his mother;
Good News Translation
He has been dedicated to me and is not to make himself ritually unclean nor is he to defile my sacred Tent by leaving it and entering a house where there is a dead person, even if it is his own father or mother.
He has been dedicated to me and is not to make himself ritually unclean nor is he to defile my sacred Tent by leaving it and entering a house where there is a dead person, even if it is his own father or mother.
Christian Standard Bible®
He must not go near any dead person or make himself unclean even for his father or mother.
He must not go near any dead person or make himself unclean even for his father or mother.
Literal Translation
nor shall he come near any dead person; he shall not defile himself for his father or for his mother;
nor shall he come near any dead person; he shall not defile himself for his father or for his mother;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
& shal come at no deed, & shal defyle him self nether vpon father ner mother.
& shal come at no deed, & shal defyle him self nether vpon father ner mother.
American Standard Version
neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;
neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;
Bible in Basic English
He may not go near any dead body or make himself unclean for his father or his mother;
He may not go near any dead body or make himself unclean for his father or his mother;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Neither go to any dead body, nor make hymselfe vncleane by his father or his mother.
Neither go to any dead body, nor make hymselfe vncleane by his father or his mother.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;
neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;
King James Version (1611)
Neither shall he goe in to any dead body, nor defile himselfe for his father, or for his mother:
Neither shall he goe in to any dead body, nor defile himselfe for his father, or for his mother:
English Revised Version
neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;
neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;
Berean Standard Bible
He must not go near any dead body or make himself unclean, even for his father or mother.
He must not go near any dead body or make himself unclean, even for his father or mother.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and outirli he schal not entre to ony deed man; and he schal not be defoulid on his fadir and modir,
and outirli he schal not entre to ony deed man; and he schal not be defoulid on his fadir and modir,
Young's Literal Translation
nor beside any dead person doth he come; for his father and for his mother he doth not defile himself;
nor beside any dead person doth he come; for his father and for his mother he doth not defile himself;
Update Bible Version
neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;
neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;
Webster's Bible Translation
Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;
Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;
World English Bible
neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;
neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;
New King James Version
nor shall he go near any dead body, nor defile himself for his father or his mother;
nor shall he go near any dead body, nor defile himself for his father or his mother;
New Living Translation
He must not defile himself by going near a dead body. He may not make himself ceremonially unclean even for his father or mother.
He must not defile himself by going near a dead body. He may not make himself ceremonially unclean even for his father or mother.
New Life Bible
He must not go near any dead person or make himself unclean even for his father or mother.
He must not go near any dead person or make himself unclean even for his father or mother.
New Revised Standard
He shall not go where there is a dead body; he shall not defile himself even for his father or mother.
He shall not go where there is a dead body; he shall not defile himself even for his father or mother.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, unto no persons b of the dead, shall he go in, - For his father or for his mother, shall he not make himself unclean;
And, unto no persons b of the dead, shall he go in, - For his father or for his mother, shall he not make himself unclean;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Nor shall he go in at all to any dead person: not even for his father, or his mother, shall he be defiled.
Nor shall he go in at all to any dead person: not even for his father, or his mother, shall he be defiled.
Revised Standard Version
he shall not go in to any dead body, nor defile himself, even for his father or for his mother;
he shall not go in to any dead body, nor defile himself, even for his father or for his mother;
New American Standard Bible (1995)
nor shall he approach any dead person, nor defile himself even for his father or his mother;
nor shall he approach any dead person, nor defile himself even for his father or his mother;
Contextual Overview
10 And the priest that is chief among his brethren, the oil having been poured upon the head of the anointed one, and he having been consecrated to put on the garments, shall not take the mitre off his head, and shall not rend his garments: 11 neither shall he go in to any dead body, neither shall he defile himself for his father or his mother. 12 And he shall not go forth out of the sanctuary, and he shall not profane the sanctuary of his God, because the holy anointing oil of God is upon him: I am the Lord. 13 He shall take for a wife a virgin of his own tribe. 14 But a widow, or one that is put away, or profaned, or a harlot, these he shall not take; but he shall take for a wife a virgin of his own people. 15 And he shall not profane his seed among his people: I am the Lord that sanctifies him.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
his father: Leviticus 21:1, Leviticus 21:2, Numbers 6:7, Numbers 19:14, Deuteronomy 33:9, Matthew 8:21, Matthew 8:22, Matthew 12:46-50, Luke 9:59, Luke 9:60, Luke 14:26, 2 Corinthians 5:16
Reciprocal: Leviticus 8:12 - General Numbers 9:6 - defiled Numbers 19:11 - toucheth the dead Deuteronomy 26:14 - eaten
Cross-References
Genesis 17:18
And Abraam said to God, Let this Ismael live before thee.
And Abraam said to God, Let this Ismael live before thee.
Genesis 21:1
And the Lord visited Sarrha, as he said, and the Lord did to Sarrha, as he spoke.
And the Lord visited Sarrha, as he said, and the Lord did to Sarrha, as he spoke.
Genesis 21:2
And she conceived and bore to Abraam a son in old age, at the set time according as the Lord spoke to him.
And she conceived and bore to Abraam a son in old age, at the set time according as the Lord spoke to him.
2 Samuel 18:33
And the king was troubled, and went to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and thus he said as he went, My son Abessalom, my son, my son Abessalom; would God I had died for thee, even I had died for thee, Abessalom, my son, my son!
And the king was troubled, and went to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and thus he said as he went, My son Abessalom, my son, my son Abessalom; would God I had died for thee, even I had died for thee, Abessalom, my son, my son!
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Neither shall he go in to any dead body,.... That is, into a tent or house where any dead body lies, as Jarchi and Aben Ezra interpret it, for whoever went into such a place was unclean seven days; and so long therefore an high priest, should he enter there, would be prevented doing the duty of his office, see Numbers 19:14; this was aped and followed by the Heathens in later times; so among the Romans, the "Flamen Dialis", or high priest of Jupiter, might not go into a place where a dead body was burnt or buried, nor touch any h; and it was a custom with them, as Servius i tells us, to put a branch of cypress at the door of a house where a dead body was, that an high priest might not enter through ignorance, and be defiled:
nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother; by entering into the tent or house where they lay dead, or by touching them, or attending the funeral of them, or by concerning himself about it; and there was no need to mention his son or his daughter, his brother or his sister; for if he was not to defile himself for any of his parents, much less for any of those which are excepted in the case of a common priest, Leviticus 21:2; the Jews do indeed make one exception in the case of an high priest, and that is, that if he meets with a dead body in the way, he was obliged to defile himself for it and bury it k; and so among the Romans, though it was a crime for an high priest to look upon a dead body, yet it was reckoned a greater, if, when he saw it, he left it unburied l.
h Massurius Sabinus, apud A. Gell. Noct. Attic. l. 10. c. 15. i In Virgil. Aeneid. l. 3. ver. 64. "atraque cupresso". k Maimon. Hilchot Ebel, c. 3. sect. 8. l Servius in Virgil. Aeneid. l. 6. ad ver. "praecipue pius Aeneas", &c.
