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Leviticus 21:11
11He must not go into a room where there is a dead body. Even if it is the body of his parent, he must not go in. It will make him unclean.
Leviticus 21:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;
- New International Version (NIV)He must not enter a place where there is a dead body. He must not make himself unclean, even for his father or mother,
- English Standard Version (ESV)He shall not go in to any dead bodies nor make himself unclean, even for his father or for his mother.
- New King James Version (NKJV)nor shall he go near any dead body, nor defile himself for his father or his mother;
Context of Leviticus 21:11
9A priest's daughter must not have sex with men who pay her. That would make her unclean. She would take away her father's honour. If she does not obey, you must burn her in a fire. 10They have poured special oil on the leader of the priests' head to show that he is greater than his brothers. He must wear special clothes. He must comb his hair. He must not tear his clothes. He must not go into a room where there is a dead body. Even if it is the body of his parent, he must not go in. It will make him unclean. 12He must not leave the house of God. He has the holy oil on his head. He must be separate. I am the Lord. 13The leader of the priests must marry a woman who has not had sex before.
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וְעַ֛ל כָּל־נַפְשֹׁ֥ת מֵ֖ת לֹ֣א יָבֹ֑א לְאָבִ֥יו וּלְאִמּ֖וֹ לֹ֥א יִטַּמָּֽא׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Leviticus 21:11
- Leviticus 21:1The Lord said to Moses, ‘Say this to the priests. They must not touch a dead body. That would make them unclean.
- Numbers 6:7His hair shows that he is separate for God. So he must not go near a dead body. He must not go near it even if the dead person is his father, mother, brother or sister.
- Numbers 19:14This is the rule when a person dies in a tent. Any person who is in the tent will not be clean for seven days.
- Deuteronomy 33:9The Levites left their own families so that they could serve you well. They obeyed your word. They were faithful to your covenant.
- Matthew 8:21Another man who was one of Jesus' disciples said to him, ‘Sir, I want to come with you. But first, let me go home and bury my father. Then I will come with you.’
- Matthew 12:46While Jesus was still speaking to the crowd of people, his mother and his brothers arrived. They stood outside the house. They wanted to speak to Jesus.
- Luke 9:59Then Jesus said to another man, ‘Come with me!’ The man replied, ‘First let me go home and bury my father. Then I will come with you.’
- Luke 14:26‘If someone wants to obey me, he must live like this: He must love me more than he loves his own father and mother. He must love me more than he loves his wife and his children. He must love me more than he loves his brothers and his sisters. He must even love me more than he loves himself. If he does not do that, he cannot be one of my disciples.
- 2 Corinthians 5:16So that changes how we think about people. We no longer use human ideas to think what they are like. At one time, we thought about Christ as humans think. But now we think about him very differently!
Commentaries on Leviticus 21:11
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-15The rules for common priests were more strict than for the high priest, who represented all of Israel, including other priests (Leviticus 21:1–4). The priest must always keep his hair neat and not tear his clothing in mourning. This ensured he was always ready to serve. While a common priest could marry a widow, the high priest could only marry a virgin. This ensured that future high priests and common priests from that union would have a clear lineage…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1510-15. he that is the high priest among his brethren ... shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes--The indulgence in the excepted cases of family bereavement, mentioned above [Le 21:2, 3], which was granted to the common priests, was denied to him; for his absence from the sanctuary for the removal of any contracted defilement could not have been dispensed with, neither could he have acted as intercessor for the people, unless ceremonially clean…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Leviticus 21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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