Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother,
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;
Holman Bible
He must not go near any dead person or make himself unclean even for his father or mother.
International Standard Version
He is not to come near any dead body whether the deceased is his father or his mother so as not to defile himself.
American Standard Version
neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;
Amplified
nor shall he approach any dead person, nor defile himself [by doing so, even] for his father or for his mother;
Bible in Basic English
He may not go near any dead body or make himself unclean for his father or his mother;
Darby Translation
Neither shall he come near any person dead, nor make himself unclean for his father and for his mother;
Julia Smith Translation
And to an dead soul he shall not come, for his father, and for his mother, he shall not be defiled.
King James 2000
Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he shall not go near any dead person, nor shall he make himself unclean for his father or for his mother.
Modern King James verseion
Neither shall he come near to any dead person, nor defile himself for his father nor for his mother.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
neither shall go to any dead body nor make himself unclean: no not on his father or mother,
NET Bible
He must not go where there is any dead person; he must not defile himself even for his father and his mother.
New Heart English Bible
neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;
The Emphasized Bible
And, unto no persons b of the dead, shall he go in, - For his father or for his mother, shall he not make himself unclean;
Webster
Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;
World English Bible
neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;
Youngs Literal Translation
nor beside any dead person doth he come; for his father and for his mother he doth not defile himself;
Themes
dead Bodies » Jewish laws concerning
Christian ministers » Marriage of
The Dead » High priest in no case to mourn for
Defilement » priests » Specially required to avoid
The high priest » Forbidden to mourn for any
Mourning » Priests prohibited, except for the nearest of kin
Priest » The time of moses » Marriage of
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Leviticus 21:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
Regulations Concerning Priests
10 And he who is the high priest among his brothers, upon whose head the anointing oil is poured, and who is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not let the hair of his head go loose, nor tear his clothes, 11 neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother, 12 neither 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 LORD.
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Cross References
Numbers 19:14
This is the law when a man dies in a tent: everyone who comes into the tent, and everyone who is in the tent, shall be unclean seven days.
Leviticus 19:28
Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you. I am LORD.
Leviticus 21:1-2
And LORD said to Moses, Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them, There shall none defile himself for the dead among his people,
Numbers 6:7
He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die, because his separation to God is upon his head.
Deuteronomy 33:9
who said of his father, and of his mother, I have not seen him, neither did he acknowledge his brothers, nor knew he his own sons, for they have observed thy word, and keep thy covenant.
Matthew 8:21-22
And another of his disciples said to him, Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.
Matthew 12:46-50
While he was still speaking to the multitudes, behold, his mother and his brothers had stood outside, seeking to speak to him.
Luke 9:59-60
And he said to another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, allow me first, after departing, to bury my father.
Luke 14:26
If any man comes to me, and does not regard as inferior his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, and besides his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
2 Corinthians 5:16
So that henceforth we know no man according to flesh, and even if we have known Christ according to flesh, yet now we know him no longer.