2except for his relatives that are near to him: for his mother, for his father, for his son, for his daughter, for his brother,


In Context

1 Yahweh said to Moses, |Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them, 'A priest shall not defile himself for the dead among his people;

2 except for his relatives that are near to him: for his mother, for his father, for his son, for his daughter, for his brother,

3 and for his virgin sister who is near to him, who has had no husband; for her he may defile himself.

4 He shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.

Leviticus 21:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:2But 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,

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

21:2except for a close relative, such as his mother or father, his son or daughter, his brother,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

21:2But only for his kin, such as are near in blood, that is to say, for his father and for his mother, and for his son, and for his daughter, for his brother also,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:2except 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,

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:2except for his immediate relation, who is near unto him for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:2except 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;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:2But for his kin, that is near to him, that is, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

21:2except for his relation who is near unto him — for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:2But for his kin, that is near to him, that is, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother.