Leviticus 21:11

He must not go where there is any dead person; ¹  he must not defile himself even for his father and his mother.

biblegateway Lev 21:11

He must not enter a place where there is a dead body. He must not make himself unclean, even for his father or mother,

biblegateway Lev 21:11

nor shall he approach any dead person, nor defile himself even for his father or his mother;

biblegateway Lev 21:11

He must never defile himself by going near a dead person, even if it is his father or mother.

biblegateway Lev 21:11

He must not enter a room where there is a dead body. He must not ritually contaminate himself, even for his father or mother;

SABDAweb Lev 21:11

He may not go near any dead body or make himself unclean for his father or his mother;

bibleoremus Lev 21:11

He shall not go where there is a dead body; he shall not defile himself even for his father or mother.

biblegateway Lev 21:11

‘nor shall he go near any dead body, nor defile himself for his father or his mother;

biblegateway Lev 21:11

He must not go where there is any dead person; ¹  he must not defile himself even for his father and his mother.

¹ tc Although the MT has “persons” (plural), the LXX and Syriac have the singular “person” corresponding to the singular adjectival participle “dead” (cf. also Num 6:6).