Leviticus 21:11
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
He must not go near any dead body; he must not defile himself, even for his father or mother.
In context
9 If a priest’s daughter defiles herself by prostituting herself, she profanes her father; she must be burned in the fire.
10 The 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.
12 He 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.
13 The woman he marries must be a virgin.
Leviticus 21:11 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- He must not go near any dead body; he must not defile himself, even for his father or mother.
- KJV King James Version
- Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;
- WEB World English Bible
- He must not go in to any dead body, or defile himself for his father or for his mother.
- ASV American Standard Version
- neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- nor beside any dead person doth he come; for his father and for his mother he doth not defile himself;
- DBY Darby Translation
- Neither shall he come near any person dead, nor make himself unclean for his father and for his mother;
- WBS Webster Bible
- Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;