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Read Full Chapter (Leviticus 21) Leviticus 21:1 KJV
"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:"
Leviticus Chapter 21, Verse 1
Leviticus 21:1 in Context (Verses 1–4 KJV)
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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:
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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,
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And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no husband; for her may he be defiled.
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But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.*