Leviticus 21:11
Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;
Leviticus 21:11 in other translations
| BSB | He must not go near any dead body; he must not defile himself, even for his father or mother. |
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| WEB | He must not go in to any dead body, or defile himself for his father or for his mother. |
| ASV | neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother; |
| YLT | nor beside any dead person doth he come; for his father and for his mother he doth not defile himself; |
| DARBY | Neither shall he come near any person dead, nor make himself unclean for his father and for his mother; |
| BBE | He may not go near any dead body or make himself unclean for his father or his mother; |
| Webster | Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother; |
What does Leviticus 21:11 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 21:10-15
10-15. 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…
Leviticus 21:11 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Leviticus 21:11
- Numbers 19:14
This is the law, when a man dieth in a tent: all that come into the tent, and all that is in the tent, shall be unclean seven days.
- Leviticus 21:1-2
And the Lord said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people: But for his kin, that is near unto him, that is, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother,
- Leviticus 19:28
Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the Lord.
- Numbers 6:7
He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die: because the consecration of his God is upon his head.
- Matthew 12:46-50
While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him. Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee. But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren? And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! …
- 2 Corinthians 5:16
Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more.
- Luke 14:26
If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
- Luke 9:59-60
And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.
- Matthew 8:21-22
And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.
- Deuteronomy 33:9
Who said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own children: for they have observed thy word, and kept thy covenant.
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Context
- Leviticus 21:10
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;
- Leviticus 21:11
Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;
- Leviticus 21:12
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.
Leviticus 21:11 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Ni entrará donde haya alguna persona muerta, ni por su padre, ó por su madre se contaminará. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Il n’ira vers aucune personne morte; il ne se rendra impur ni pour son père, ni pour sa mère; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er soll zu keiner Leiche kommen; wegen seines Vaters und wegen seiner Mutter soll er sich nicht verunreinigen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et ad omnem mortuum non ingredietur omnino: super patre quoque suo et matre non contaminabitur. |