Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Leviticus 21:2
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except for his immediate family—his mother, father, son, daughter, or brother,
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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,
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except for his relatives that are near to him: for his mother, for his father, for his son, for his daughter, for his brother,
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except for his kin, that is near unto him, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother,
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Leviticus 21
1 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Speak to Aaron’s sons, the priests, and tell them that a priest is not to defile himself for a dead person among his people,
2 except for his immediate family—his mother, father, son, daughter, or brother,
3 or his unmarried sister who is near to him, since she has no husband.
4 He is not to defile himself for those related to him by marriage, and so profane himself.
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