44:25 “‘They must not come near a dead person or they will be defiled; 1 however, for father, mother, son, daughter, brother or sister, they may defile themselves. 44:26 After a priest 2 has become ceremonially clean, they 3 must count off a period of seven days for him. 44:27 On the day he enters the sanctuary, into the inner court to serve in the sanctuary, he must offer his sin offering, declares the sovereign Lord.
1 sn This law was part of the legal code for priests (Lev 21:1-3).
2 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the priest) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 tc One medieval Hebrew