Ezekiel 44:25
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"They shall not goיָבֹ֖וא
(ya·vo·v)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
to a deadמֵ֣ת
(met)
4191: to diea prim. root
personאָדָ֔ם
(a·dam,)
120: man, mankindfrom an unused word
to defileלְטָמְאָ֑ה
(le·ta·me·'ah;)
2930: to be or become uncleana prim. root
[themselves]; however,כִּ֣י
(ki)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
for father,לְאָ֡ב
(le·'av)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
for mother,וּ֠לְאֵם
(u·le·'em)
517: a motherfrom an unused word
for son,וּלְבֵ֨ן
(u·le·ven)
1121: sona prim. root
for daughter,וּלְבַ֜ת
(u·le·vat)
1323: daughterfrom ben
for brother,לְאָ֗ח
(le·'ach)
251: a brotherfrom an unused word
or for a sisterוּלְאָחֹ֛ות
(u·le·'a·cho·vt)
269: sisterfrom the same as ach
whoאֲשֶֽׁר־
(a·sher-)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
has not hadהָיְתָ֥ה
(ha·ye·tah)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
a husband,לְאִ֖ישׁ
(le·'ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
they may defileיִטַּמָּֽאוּ׃
(yit·tam·ma·'u.)
2930: to be or become uncleana prim. root
themselves. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
And they shall come
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
at no dead
muwth  (mooth)
causatively, to kill
person
'adam  (aw-dawm')
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) -- another, + hypocrite, + common sort, low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
to defile
tame'  (taw-may')
to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated) -- defile (self), pollute (self), be (make, make self, pronounce) unclean, utterly.
themselves but for father
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
or for mother
'em  (ame)
a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively) -- dam, mother, parting.
or for son
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
or for daughter
bath  (bath)
apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, first, old, owl, town, village.
for brother
'ach  (awkh)
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like 1) -- another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other.
or for sister
'achowth  (aw-khoth')
a sister (used very widely, literally and figuratively) -- (an-)other, sister, together.
that hath had no husband
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
they may defile
tame'  (taw-may')
to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated) -- defile (self), pollute (self), be (make, make self, pronounce) unclean, utterly.
themselves
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"They shall not go to a dead person to defile themselves; however, for father, for mother, for son, for daughter, for brother, or for a sister who has not had a husband, they may defile themselves.

King James Bible
And they shall come at no dead person to defile themselves: but for father, or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, for brother, or for sister that hath had no husband, they may defile themselves.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A priest may not come near a dead person so that he becomes defiled. However, he may defile himself for a father, a mother, a son, a daughter, a brother, or an unmarried sister.

International Standard Version
They are not to come in contact with a dead body, so they don't defile themselves, except in the case of their father, mother, son, daughter, brother, or for an unmarried sister, on whose behalf they may defile themselves.

NET Bible
"'They must not come near a dead person or they will be defiled; however, for father, mother, son, daughter, brother or sister, they may defile themselves.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
" 'A priest must not make himself unclean by going near a dead body. But a priest may become unclean if the dead person is his father, mother, son, daughter, brother, or unmarried sister.

King James 2000 Bible
And they shall come near no dead person to defile themselves: but for father, or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, for brother, or for sister that has had no husband, they may defile themselves.
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