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Leviticus 21:11 KJV
Leviticus · chapter 21 · verse 11
Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;Leviticus 21:11 · King James Version
Leviticus 21:11 in context
9And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire.
10And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes;
11Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;
12Neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am the LORD.
13And he shall take a wife in her virginity.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- defileṭâmêʼto be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral senseH2930 →
- fatherʼâbfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationH1 →
- deadmûwthto dieH4191 →
- bodynepheshproperly, a breathing creatureH5315 →
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More was expected from a priest than from other people, but more from the high priest than from other priests, because upon his head the anointing oil was poured, and he was consecrated to put on the garments (Lev 21:10), both which were typical of the anointing and adorning of the Lord Jesus, with all the gifts and…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 10-15