New King James Version
Leviticus 21:11
11nor shall he go near any dead body, nor defile himself for his father or his mother;
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 Living Translation (NLT)He must not defile himself by going near a dead body. He may not make himself ceremonially unclean even for his father or mother.
Context of Leviticus 21:11
9The daughter of any priest, if she profanes herself by playing the harlot, she profanes her father. She shall be burned with fire. 10‘He who is the high priest among his brethren, on whose head the anointing oil was poured and who is consecrated to wear the garments, shall not uncover his head nor tear his clothes; nor shall he go near any dead body, nor defile himself for his father or his mother; 12nor shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the consecration of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am the Lord. 13And he shall take a wife in her virginity.
Read all of Leviticus 21Leviticus 21:11 word by word
וְעַ֛ל כָּל־נַפְשֹׁ֥ת מֵ֖ת לֹ֣א יָבֹ֑א לְאָבִ֥יו וּלְאִמּ֖וֹ לֹ֥א יִטַּמָּֽא׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Leviticus 21:11
- Leviticus 21:1And the Lord said to Moses, “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them: ‘None shall defile himself for the dead among his people,
- Numbers 6:7He shall not make himself unclean even for his father or his mother, for his brother or his sister, when they die, because his separation to God is on his head.
- Numbers 19:14‘This is the law when a man dies in a tent: All who come into the tent and all who are in the tent shall be unclean seven days;
- Deuteronomy 33:9Who says of his father and mother, ‘I have not seen them’; Nor did he acknowledge his brothers, Or know his own children; For they have observed Your word And kept Your covenant.
- Matthew 8:21Then another of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.”
- Matthew 12:46While He was still talking to the multitudes, behold, His mother and brothers stood outside, seeking to speak with Him.
- Luke 9:59Then He said to another, “Follow Me.” But he said, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.”
- Luke 14:26“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple.
- 2 Corinthians 5:16Therefore, from now on, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him thus no longer.
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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