Leviticus 21:11
King James Version (KJV)
Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;
In context
9 And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire.
10 And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes;
11 Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;
12 Neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am the LORD.
13 And he shall take a wife in her virginity.
Leviticus 21:11 in every translation
- 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- He must not go near any dead body; he must not defile himself, even for his father or 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;