Lev 21:1-5 | ESV | STEP | And the Lord said to Moses , Speak to the priests , the sons of Aaron , and say to them, No one shall make himself unclean for the dead among his people ,

b Ezek. 44:20; [ch. 19:27, 28; Deut. 14:1]

Leviticus 21:1-5

Holiness and the Priests

1 And the Lord said to Moses, “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them, ^aNo one shall make himself unclean for the dead among his people, 2 except for his closest relatives, his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, his brother, 3 or his virgin sister (who is near to him because she has had no husband; for her he may make himself unclean). 4 He shall not make himself unclean as a husband among his people and so profane himself. 5 ^bThey shall not make bald patches on their heads, nor shave off the edges of their beards, nor make any cuts on their body.