Leviticus 21:1
Leviticus 21:1 American Standard Version (ASV)
And Jehovah said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none defile himself for the dead among his people
Leviticus 21:1-4 The Message (MSG)
GOD spoke to Moses: “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron. Tell them, A priest must not ritually contaminate himself by touching the dead, except for close relatives: mother, father, son, daughter, brother, or an unmarried sister who is dependent on him since she has no husband; for these he may make himself ritually unclean, but he must not contaminate himself with the dead who are only related to him by marriage and thus profane himself.
Leviticus 21:1 King James Version (KJV)
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 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them: ‘ N o one shall defile himself for a dead person among his people
Leviticus 21:1 New Century Version (NCV)
The LORD said to Moses, “Tell these things to Aaron’s sons, the priests: ‘A priest must not make himself unclean by touching a dead person.
Leviticus 21:1 New International Version (NIV)
The LORD said to Moses, “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them: ‘A priest must not make himself ceremonially unclean for any of his people who die
Leviticus 21:1 New King James Version (NKJV)
And the LORD said to Moses, “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them: ‘None shall defile himself for the dead among his people
Leviticus 21:1 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them: ‘ N o one shall defile himself [that is, become ceremonially unclean] for the dead among his people [by touching a corpse or assisting in preparing it for burial]