| NETBible | “‘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. |
| NIV © |
"‘A priest must not defile himself by going near a dead person; however, if the dead person was his father or mother, son or daughter, brother or unmarried sister, then he may defile himself. |
| NASB © |
"They shall not go to a dead person to defile themselves; however, for father, for mother, for son, for daughter, for brother, or for a sister who has not had a husband, they may defile themselves. |
| NLT © |
A priest must never defile himself by being in the presence of a dead person unless it is his father, mother, child, brother, or unmarried sister. In such cases it is permitted. |
| MSG © |
"A priest must not contaminate himself by going near a corpse. But when the dead person is his father or mother, son or daughter, brother or unmarried sister, he can approach the dead. |
| BBE © |
They are not to come near any dead person so as to become unclean: but for a father or mother or son or daughter or brother or for a sister who has no husband, they may make themselves unclean. |
| NRSV © |
They shall not defile themselves by going near to a dead person; for father or mother, however, and for son or daughter, and for brother or unmarried sister they may defile themselves. |
| NKJV © |
"They shall not defile themselves by coming near a dead person. Only for father or mother, for son or daughter, for brother or unmarried sister may they defile themselves. |
| KJV | And they shall come <0935> (8799) at no dead <04191> (8801) person <0120> to defile <02930> (8800) themselves: but for father <01>_, or for mother <0517>_, or for son <01121>_, or for daughter <01323>_, for brother <0251>_, or for sister <0269> that hath had no husband <0376>_, they may defile <02930> (8691) themselves. |
| NASB © |
"They shall not go <935> to a dead <4191> person <120> to defile <2930> themselves; however <3588> <518>, for father <1> , for mother <517> , for son <1121> , for daughter <1323> , for brother <251> , or for a sister <269> who <834> has not had <1961> a husband <376> , they may defile themselves.<2930> |
| LXXM | kai <2532> CONJ epi <1909> PREP quchn <5590> N-ASF anyrwpou <444> N-GSM ouk <3364> ADV eiseleusontai <1525> V-FMI-3P tou <3588> T-GSN mianyhnai <3392> V-APN all <235> CONJ h <2228> CONJ epi <1909> PREP patri <3962> N-DSM kai <2532> CONJ epi <1909> PREP mhtri <3384> N-DSF kai <2532> CONJ epi <1909> PREP uiw <5207> N-DSM kai <2532> CONJ epi <1909> PREP yugatri <2364> N-DSF kai <2532> CONJ epi <1909> PREP adelfw <80> N-DSM kai <2532> CONJ epi <1909> PREP adelfh <79> N-DSF autou <846> D-GSM h <3739> R-NSF ou <3364> ADV gegonen <1096> V-RAI-3S andri <435> N-DSM mianyhsetai <3392> V-FPI-3S |
| NET [draft] ITL | “‘They must not <03808> come <0935> near <0413> a dead <04191> person <0120> or <0518> they will be defiled <02930> ; however, for <03588> father <01> , mother <0517> , son <01121> , daughter <01323> , brother <0251> or <03808> sister <0269> , they may defile themselves.<02930> |
| HEBREW | wamjy <02930> syal <0376> htyh <01961> al <03808> rsa <0834> twxalw <0269> xal <0251> tblw <01323> Nblw <01121> Malw <0517> bal <01> Ma <0518> yk <03588> hamjl <02930> awby <0935> al <03808> Mda <0120> tm <04191> law (44:25) <0413> |
| NETBible | “‘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. |
| NET Notes |
1 sn This law was part of the legal code for priests (Lev 21:1-3). |