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Leviticus 21:2
Leviticus 21:2 is verse 2 of Leviticus chapter 21, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
except for his immediate family—his mother, father, son, daughter, or brother,
King James Version
But 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,
World English Bible
except for his relatives that are near to him: for his mother, for his father, for his son, for his daughter, for his brother,
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Leviticus 21:1–4 · Berean Standard Bible
1 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Speak to Aaron’s sons, the priests, and tell them that a priest is not to defile himself for a dead person among his people,
2 except for his immediate family—his mother, father, son, daughter, or brother,
3 or his unmarried sister who is near to him, since she has no husband.
4 He is not to defile himself for those related to him by marriage, and so profane himself.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Leviticus 18:6None of you are to approach any close relative to have sexual relations. I am the LORD.
1 Thessalonians 4:13Brothers, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who are without hope.