Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He must not enter a place where there is a dead body. He must not make himself unclean, even for his father or 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. English Standard Version He shall not go in to any dead bodies nor make himself unclean, even for his father or for his mother. Berean Standard Bible He must not go near any dead body; he must not defile himself, even for his father or mother. King James Bible 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; New American Standard Bible nor shall he approach any dead person, nor defile himself even for his father or his mother; NASB 1995 nor shall he approach any dead person, nor defile himself even for his father or his mother; NASB 1977 nor shall he approach any dead person, nor defile himself even for his father or his mother; Legacy Standard Bible nor shall he approach any dead person nor defile himself even for his father or 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; Christian Standard Bible He must not go near any dead person or make himself unclean even for his father or mother. Holman Christian Standard Bible He must not go near any dead person or make himself unclean even for his father or mother. American Standard Version neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for 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. English Revised Version neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother; GOD'S WORD® Translation He must never go near any dead bodies or become unclean, even for his father or mother. International Standard Version He is not to come near any dead body—whether the deceased is his father or his mother—so as not to defile himself. Majority Standard Bible He must not go near any dead body; he must not defile himself, even for his father or mother. NET Bible He must not go where there is any dead person; he must not defile himself even for his father and his mother. New Heart English Bible 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; World English Bible He must not go in to any dead body, or defile himself for his father or for his mother. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionnor does he come beside any dead person; he does not defile himself for his father and for his mother; Young's Literal Translation nor beside any dead person doth he come; for his father and for his mother he doth not defile himself; Smith's Literal Translation And to an dead soul he shall not come, for his father, and for his mother, he shall not be defiled. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleNor shall he go in at all to any dead person: not even for his father, or his mother, shall he be defiled: Catholic Public Domain Version And he shall not enter to any dead body whatsoever; likewise, not even by his father or mother shall he be contaminated. New American Bible nor shall he go near any dead person. Not even for his father or mother may he thus become unclean; New Revised Standard Version He shall not go where there is a dead body; he shall not defile himself even for his father or mother. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleNeither shall he go near any dead body, nor defile himself by mourning for his father or for his mother; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And he shall not enter upon any soul of the dead and he shall not be polluted with his father or with his mother; OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother; Brenton Septuagint Translation neither shall he go in to any dead body, neither shall he defile himself for his father or his mother. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Holiness Required of Priests…10The priest who is highest among his brothers, who has had the anointing oil poured on his head and has been ordained to wear the priestly garments, must not let his hair hang loose or tear his garments. 11 He must not go near any dead body; he must not defile himself, even for his father or mother. 12He must not leave or desecrate the sanctuary of his God, for the consecration of the anointing oil of his God is on him. I am the LORD.… Cross References Numbers 19:11-16 Whoever touches any dead body will be unclean for seven days. / He must purify himself with the water on the third day and on the seventh day; then he will be clean. But if he does not purify himself on the third and seventh days, he will not be clean. / Anyone who touches a human corpse and fails to purify himself defiles the tabernacle of the LORD. That person must be cut off from Israel. He remains unclean, because the water of purification has not been sprinkled on him, and his uncleanness is still on him. ... Ezekiel 44:25 A priest must not defile himself by going near a dead person. However, for a father, a mother, a son, a daughter, a brother, or an unmarried sister, he may do so, Numbers 6:6-7 Throughout the days of his separation to the LORD, he must not go near a dead body. / Even if his father or mother or brother or sister should die, he is not to defile himself, because the symbol of consecration to his God is upon his head. Matthew 8:21-22 Another of His disciples requested, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.” / But Jesus told him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.” Luke 9:59-60 Then He said to another man, “Follow Me.” The man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.” / But Jesus told him, “Let the dead bury their own dead. You, however, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.” John 11:55 Now the Jewish Passover was near, and many people went up from the country to Jerusalem to purify themselves before the Passover. Hebrews 7:26 Such a high priest truly befits us—One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens. 1 Peter 1:15-16 But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do, / for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.” 2 Corinthians 6:17 “Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.” Isaiah 52:11 Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing; come out from it, purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD. Haggai 2:13 So Haggai asked, “If one who is defiled by contact with a corpse touches any of these, does it become defiled?” “Yes, it becomes defiled,” the priests answered. Matthew 9:23-24 When Jesus entered the house of the synagogue leader, He saw the flute players and the noisy crowd. / “Go away,” He told them. “The girl is not dead, but asleep.” And they laughed at Him. Luke 8:49-50 While He was still speaking, someone arrived from the house of the synagogue leader. “Your daughter is dead,” he told Jairus. “Do not bother the Teacher anymore.” / But Jesus overheard them and said to Jairus, “Do not be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed.” John 18:28 Then they led Jesus away from Caiaphas into the Praetorium. By now it was early morning, and the Jews did not enter the Praetorium, to avoid being defiled and unable to eat the Passover. Acts 10:28 He said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean. Treasury of Scripture Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother; his father Leviticus 21:1,2 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: … Numbers 6:7 He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die: because the consecration of his God is upon his head. Numbers 19:14 This is the law, when a man dieth in a tent: all that come into the tent, and all that is in the tent, shall be unclean seven days. Jump to Previous Approach Body Dead Defile Enter Mother UncleanJump to Next Approach Body Dead Defile Enter Mother UncleanLeviticus 21 1. Of the priests' mourning6. Of their holiness 7. Of their marriages 8. Of their estimation 9. Of the high priest's holiness 10. Of his marriage 13. The priests that have blemishes must not minister in the sanctuary He must not go near any dead body This phrase underscores the high standard of holiness required of the priests, particularly the high priest, in ancient Israel. The Hebrew word for "dead body" is "נֶפֶשׁ" (nephesh), which can also mean "soul" or "life." This reflects the belief that life is sacred and that death represents a state of impurity. The prohibition against contact with the dead highlights the priest's role as a mediator between God and the people, emphasizing the need for purity in those who serve in the presence of the Holy. or make himself unclean even for his father or mother Nor defile himself for his father . . . --Better, not for his father . . . shall he defile himself or, not even for his father, &c. As the rigorous enactment in the preceding clause constitutes already the difference between the high priest and the ordinary priest, this clause simply adduces an instance to illustrate it. Whilst the ordinary priest was not only permitted, but even obliged, to attend the funeral ceremonies of no less than seven of his relations (see Leviticus 21:2-3), the high priest was not even allowed to join in the obsequies of his parents. The only exception made in his case was when he found a human body in an isolated place. Under such circumstances he was not only permitted, but it was a meritorious act on his part, to bury it. (See Leviticus 21:1.) Hebrew He must notלֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no go יָבֹ֑א (yā·ḇō) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go near any כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every dead מֵ֖ת (mêṯ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 4191: To die, to kill body נַפְשֹׁ֥ת (nap̄·šōṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion or make himself unclean, יִטַּמָּֽא׃ (yiṭ·ṭam·mā) Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2930: To be or become unclean even for his father לְאָבִ֥יו (lə·’ā·ḇîw) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1: Father or mother. וּלְאִמּ֖וֹ (ū·lə·’im·mōw) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 517: A mother, ) Links Leviticus 21:11 NIVLeviticus 21:11 NLT Leviticus 21:11 ESV Leviticus 21:11 NASB Leviticus 21:11 KJV Leviticus 21:11 BibleApps.com Leviticus 21:11 Biblia Paralela Leviticus 21:11 Chinese Bible Leviticus 21:11 French Bible Leviticus 21:11 Catholic Bible OT Law: Leviticus 21:11 Neither shall he go in to any (Le Lv Lev.) |
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