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except for his closest relatives. He may do it for his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, or his brother, and also for his virgin sister, who is close to him because she does not have a husband—for her he may make himself unclean. But he shall not make himself unclean for his relatives by marriage and so defile himself.

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except for a close relative, such as his mother or father,(A) his son or daughter, his brother, or an unmarried sister who is dependent on him since she has no husband—for her he may make himself unclean.(B) He must not make himself unclean for people related to him by marriage,[a] and so defile himself.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 21:4 Or unclean as a leader among his people