Ezekiel 44:25-27

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.

[44:25]  ¹ sn This law was part of the legal code for priests (Lev 21:1-3).

[44:26]  ² tn Heb “he”; the referent (the priest) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[44:26]  ³ tc One medieval Hebrew ms, the LXX, and the Syriac along with Lev 15:13, 28 read the verb as singular.