Treasury of Scripture Knowledge The Lord said also to Moses: Speak to the priests the sons of Aaron, and thou shalt say for them: Let not a priest incur an uncleanness at the death of his citizens. speak Hosea 5:1 Hear ye this, O priests, and hearken, O ye house of Israel, and give ear, O house of the king: for there is a judgment against you, because you have been a snare to them whom you should have watched over and a net spread upon Thabor. Malachi 2:1,4 And now, O ye priests, this commandment is to you. . . . There Leviticus 21:11 Nor shall he go in at all to any dead person: not even for his father, or his mother, shall he be defiled. Leviticus 10:6,7 And Moses said to Aaron, and to Eleazar and Ithamar, his sons: Uncover not your heads, and rend not your garments, lest perhaps you die, and indignation come upon all the congregation. Let your brethren, and all the house of Israel, bewail the burning which the Lord has kindled. . . . Numbers 19:14,16 This is the law of a man that dieth in a tent: All that go into his tent and all the vessels that are there, shall be unclean seven days. . . . Ezekiel 44:25 And they shall come near no dead person, lest they be defiled, only their father and mother, and son and daughter, and brother and sister, that hath not had another husband: for whom they may become unclean. Context Holiness Required of Priests1The Lord said also to Moses: Speak to the priests the sons of Aaron, and thou shalt say for them: Let not a priest incur an uncleanness at the death of his citizens.2But only for his kin, such as are near in blood: that is to say, for his father and for his mother, and for his son, and for his daughter, for his brother also:… Cross References Leviticus 10:6 And Moses said to Aaron, and to Eleazar and Ithamar, his sons: Uncover not your heads, and rend not your garments, lest perhaps you die, and indignation come upon all the congregation. Let your brethren, and all the house of Israel, bewail the burning which the Lord has kindled. Leviticus 19:28 You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh, for the dead: neither shall you make in yourselves any figures or marks. I am the Lord. Numbers 5:2 Command the children of Israel, that they cast out of the camp every leper, and whosoever hath an issue of seed, or is defiled by the dead: Numbers 6:6 All the time of his consecration he shall not go in to any dead, Numbers 19:11 He that toucheth the corpse of a man, and is therefore unclean seven days, Ezekiel 44:25 And they shall come near no dead person, lest they be defiled, only their father and mother, and son and daughter, and brother and sister, that hath not had another husband: for whom they may become unclean. Lexicon Then the LORDיְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel said וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to Moses, מֹשֶׁ֔ה (mō·šeh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4872: Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver “Speak אֱמֹ֥ר (’ĕ·mōr) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to Aaron’s אַהֲרֹ֑ן (’a·hă·rōn) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 175: Aaron -- an elder brother of Moses sons, בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son the priests, הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים (hak·kō·hă·nîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3548: Priest and tell וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ (wə·’ā·mar·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say them: אֲלֵהֶ֔ם (’ă·lê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to ‘[A priest] is not לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no to defile himself יִטַּמָּ֖א (yiṭ·ṭam·mā) Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2930: To be or become unclean for a dead person לְנֶ֥פֶשׁ (lə·ne·p̄eš) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion among his people, בְּעַמָּֽיו׃ (bə·‘am·māw) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock Additional Translations Then the LORD said to Moses, “Speak to Aaron’s sons, the priests, and tell them: ‘A priest is not to defile himself for a dead person among his people,And the LORD said to Moses, Speak to the priests the sons of Aaron, and say to them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people: 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; And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Speak to the priests the sons of Aaron, and thou shalt tell them that they shall not defile themselves in their nation for the dead, And Jehovah said to Moses, Speak unto the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none make himself unclean for a dead person among his peoples, And the LORD 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; And the LORD said to Moses, Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people: Yahweh said to Moses, "Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them, 'A priest shall not defile himself for the dead among his people; And Jehovah saith unto Moses, 'Speak unto the priests, sons of Aaron, and thou hast said unto them, For any person a priest is not defiled among his people, Jump to Previous Aaron Ceremonially Dead Defile Defiled Die Moses Priest Priests Speak UncleanJump to Next Aaron Ceremonially Dead Defile Defiled Die Moses Priest Priests Speak UncleanExternal Links Leviticus 21:1 NIVLeviticus 21:1 NLT Leviticus 21:1 ESV Leviticus 21:1 NASB Leviticus 21:1 ASV Leviticus 21:1 Bible Apps Leviticus 21:1 Biblia Paralela Leviticus 21:1 Chinese Bible Leviticus 21:1 French Bible Leviticus 21:1 German Bible Alphabetical: A Aaron among and any ceremonially dead defile die for himself his LORD make Moses must No not of one people person priest priests said say shall sons Speak The them Then to unclean who OT Law: Leviticus 21:1 Yahweh said to Moses Speak to (Le Lv Lev.) 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