Leviticus 21:2
except for a close relative, such as his mother or father, his son or daughter, his brother,
In context
1 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, 2 except for a close relative, such as his mother or father, his son or daughter, his brother, 3 or an unmarried sister who is dependent on him since she has no husband—for her he may make himself unclean. 4 He must not make himself unclean for people related to him by marriage, and so defile himself.
5 “ ‘Priests must not shave their heads or shave off the edges of their beards or cut their bodies.
Compare in other versions
- KJV King James Version
— Leviticus 21:2 in the KJV
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,
- ESV English Standard Version
— Leviticus 21:2 in the ESV
except for his closest relatives, his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, his brother,