Leviticus 21:11
World English Bible (WEB)
He must not go in to any dead body, or defile himself for his father or for his mother.
In context
9 “‘The daughter of any priest, if she profanes herself by playing the prostitute, she profanes her father. She shall be burned with fire.
10 “‘He who is the high priest among his brothers, upon whose head the anointing oil is poured, and who is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not let the hair of his head hang loose, or tear his clothes.
11 He must not go in to any dead body, or defile himself for his father or for his mother.
12 He shall not 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 “‘He shall take a wife in her virginity.
Leviticus 21:11 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- He must not go in to any dead body, or defile himself for his father or for his mother.
- KJV King James Version
- Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor 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;