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Leviticus 21:1 KJV
Leviticus · chapter 21 · verse 1
And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people:Leviticus 21:1 · King James Version
Leviticus 21:1 in context
1And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people:
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,
3And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no husband; for her may he be defiled.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- priestskôhênliterally one officiating, a priestH3548 →
- defiledṭâmêʼto be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral senseH2930 →
- MosesMôshehMosheh, the Israelite lawgiverH4872 →
- AaronʼAhărôwnAharon, the brother of MosesH175 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
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It was before appointed that the priests should teach the people the statutes God had given concerning the difference between clean and unclean, Lev 10:10, Lev 10:11. Now here it is provided that they should themselves observe what they were to teach the people.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-9