Lev 21:1 | HCSB | STEP | The Lord said to Moses : “Speak to Aaron’s sons , the priests , and tell them: A priest is not to make himself ceremonially unclean for a dead person among his relatives ,

b Nm 5:2-3; 6:6; 19:11-13; 31:19; Ezk 44:25

Leviticus 21:1

1 The Lord said to Moses: “Speak to Aaron’s sons, the priests, and tell them: A priest is not to make himself ceremonially ^{▼▼unclean: When something is clean, it is holy or acceptable to God. When it is unclean, it is unholy (such as an unclean spirit). The term can be used in a ritual sense to apply to moral standards for living.}unclean for a dead person among his relatives, ^b