Leviticus 21:3
New International Version
or an unmarried sister who is dependent on him since she has no husband—for her he may make himself unclean.

New Living Translation
or his virgin sister who depends on him because she has no husband.

English Standard Version
or his virgin sister (who is near to him because she has had no husband; for her he may make himself unclean).

Berean Standard Bible
or his unmarried sister who is near to him, since she has no husband.

King James Bible
And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no husband; for her may he be defiled.

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

New American Standard Bible
also for his virgin sister who is near to him because she has not had a husband; for her, he may defile himself.

NASB 1995
also for his virgin sister, who is near to him because she has had no husband; for her he may defile himself.

NASB 1977
also for his virgin sister, who is near to him because she has had no husband; for her he may defile himself.

Legacy Standard Bible
also for his virgin sister, who is near to him because she has had no husband; for her he may defile himself.

Amplified Bible
also his virgin sister, who is near to him because she has had no husband; for her he may become unclean.

Christian Standard Bible
He may make himself unclean for his unmarried virgin sister in his immediate family.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He may make himself unclean for his young unmarried sister in his immediate family.

American Standard Version
and for his sister a virgin, that is near unto him, that hath had no husband; for her may he defile himself.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Or he may be defiled for his sister, a virgin who was near to him, who was not with a man,

Brenton Septuagint Translation
and for a virgin sister that is near to one, that is not espoused to a man; for these one shall defile himself.

Contemporary English Version
or an unmarried sister, who has no husband to take care of her.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And for a maiden sister, who hath had no husband:

English Revised Version
and for his sister a virgin, that is near unto him, which hath had no husband, for her may he defile himself.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
and especially an unmarried virgin sister who is still close to you.

Good News Translation
or unmarried sister living in his house.

International Standard Version
virgin sister (who is a near relative of him and did not have a husband— he may defile himself for her).

JPS Tanakh 1917
and for his sister a virgin, that is near unto him, that hath had no husband, for her may he defile himself.

Literal Standard Version
and for his sister, the virgin, who is near to him, who has not been to a man; he is defiled for her.

Majority Standard Bible
or his unmarried sister who is near to him, since she has no husband.

New American Bible
or his unmarried sister, who is of his own family while she remains single; for these he may make himself unclean.

NET Bible
and his virgin sister who is near to him, who has no husband; he may defile himself for her.

New Revised Standard Version
likewise, for a virgin sister, close to him because she has had no husband, he may defile himself for her.

New Heart English Bible
and for his virgin sister who is near to him, who has had no husband; for her he may defile himself.

Webster's Bible Translation
And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh to him, who hath had no husband: for her he may be defiled.

World English Bible
and for his virgin sister who is near to him, who has had no husband; for her he may defile himself.

Young's Literal Translation
and for his sister, the virgin, who is near unto him, who hath not been to a man; for her he is defiled.

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Context
Holiness Required of Priests
2except for his immediate family—his mother, father, son, daughter, or brother, 3or his unmarried sister who is near to him, since she has no husband. 4He is not to defile himself for those related to him by marriage, and so profane himself.…

Cross References
Leviticus 21:2
except for his immediate family--his mother, father, son, daughter, or brother,

Leviticus 21:4
He is not to defile himself for those related to him by marriage, and so profane himself.


Treasury of Scripture

And for his sister a virgin, that is near to him, which has had no husband; for her may he be defiled.

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Leviticus 21
1. Of the priests' mourning
6. 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














(3) And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him--That is, his maiden sister who still remains in sole relationship with him. What this is the next clause explains more minutely.

Which hath had no husband.--When she is married she goes to her husband, and ceases to be near her brother. It then devolves upon her husband to attend to the funeral rites.

For her may he be defiled.--According to the administrators of the Law during the second Temple, the priest was not only allowed to contract defilement by attending to the funeral rites of these seven relations, but was obliged to do it.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
or his unmarried
הַבְּתוּלָה֙ (hab·bə·ṯū·lāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 1330: A virgin, sometimes, a bride

sister
וְלַאֲחֹת֤וֹ (wə·la·’ă·ḥō·ṯōw)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 269: Sister -- a sister

who is near
הַקְּרוֹבָ֣ה (haq·qə·rō·w·ḇāh)
Article | Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 7138: Near

to him,
אֵלָ֔יו (’ê·lāw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

since
אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

she has
הָיְתָ֖ה (hā·yə·ṯāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

no
לֹֽא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

husband.
לְאִ֑ישׁ (lə·’îš)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person


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