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Leviticus 21:2
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KJ21
except for his kin who is near unto him, that is: for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother,
ASV
except for his kin, that is near unto him, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother,
AMP
except for his relatives who are nearest to him, his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, and his brother,
AMPC
Except for his near [blood] kin, for his mother, father, son, daughter, brother,
BRG
But for his kin, that is near unto him, that is, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother,
CSB
except for his immediate family: his mother, father, son, daughter, or brother.
CSBA
except for his immediate family: his mother, father, son, daughter, or brother.
CEB
except for your closest relatives: for your mother, father, son, daughter, brother;
CJB
except for his close relatives — his mother, father, son, daughter and brother;
CEV
except your mother, father, son, daughter, brother,
DARBY
except for his immediate relation, who is near unto him—for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother;
DRA
But 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,
ERV
But if the dead person was one of his close relatives, he can touch the dead body. The priest can make himself unclean if the dead person is his mother or father, his son or daughter, his brother or
EASY
It may be the body of a person from their own family. The priest can touch the dead person if it is his mother or father. He can touch the dead person if it is his son or his daughter or his brother.
EHV
except for his closest relatives. He may do it for his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, or his brother,
ESV
except for his closest relatives, his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, his brother,
ESVUK
except for his closest relatives, his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, his brother,
EXB
·But if the dead person was one of his close relatives, he may touch him [L …except for a close relative]. The priest may make himself unclean if the dead person is his mother or father, son or daughter, brother or
GNV
But by his kinsman that is near unto him: to wit, by his mother, or by his father, or by his son, or by his daughter, or by his brother,
GW
However, you are allowed to become unclean when one of your nearest relatives dies. These relatives include your mother, father, son, daughter, or brother,
GNT
unless it is his mother, father, son, daughter, brother,
HCSB
except for his immediate family: his mother, father, son, daughter, or brother.
ICB
But if the dead person was one of his close relatives, he may touch him. The priest may make himself unclean if the dead person is his mother or father, son or daughter, brother or
ISV
except his close relatives—his mother, father, son, daughter, brother, or
JUB
But for his kin, that is near unto him, that is, for his mother and for his father and for his son and for his daughter and for his brother
KJV
But for his kin, that is near unto him, that is, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother.
AKJV
but for his kin, that is near unto him, that is, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother,
LSB
except for his blood relatives who are nearest to him, his mother and his father and his son and his daughter and his brother,
LEB
except for his direct relative closest to him: his mother and his father, and his son and his daughter, and his brother,
TLB
unless it is a near relative—a mother, father, son, daughter, brother, or unmarried sister for whom he has special responsibility since she has no husband.
MSG
God spoke to Moses: “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron. Tell them, A priest must not ritually contaminate himself by touching the dead, except for close relatives: mother, father, son, daughter, brother, or an unmarried sister who is dependent on him since she has no husband; for these he may make himself ritually unclean, but he must not contaminate himself with the dead who are only related to him by marriage and thus profane himself.
MEV
but for his closest relatives, that is, for his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, his brother,
NOG
However, you are allowed to become unclean when one of your nearest relatives dies. These relatives include your mother, father, son, daughter, or brother,
NABRE
except for his nearest relatives, his mother or father, his son or daughter, his brother
NASB
except for his relatives who are nearest to him, his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, and his brother,
NASB1995
except for his relatives who are nearest to him, his mother and his father and his son and his daughter and his brother,
NCB
except for a close relative, his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, his brother,
NCV
But if the dead person was one of his close relatives, he may touch him. The priest may make himself unclean if the dead person is his mother or father, son or daughter, brother or
NET
except for his close relative who is near to him—his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, his brother,
NIRV
But he can go near the body of a close relative. It could be his mother, father, son, daughter or brother.
NIV
except for a close relative, such as his mother or father, his son or daughter, his brother,
NIVUK
except for a close relative, such as his mother or father, his son or daughter, his brother,
NKJV
except for his relatives who are nearest to him: his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, and his brother;
NLV
except for his own family, his mother, father, son, daughter and brother,
NLT
The only exceptions are his closest relatives—his mother or father, son or daughter, brother,
NRSVA
except for his nearest kin: his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, his brother;
NRSVACE
except for his nearest kin: his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, his brother;
NRSVCE
except for his nearest kin: his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, his brother;
NRSVUE
except for his nearest kin: his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, his brother;
OJB
But for his close kin, that is near unto him, that is, for his em, and for his av, and for his ben, and for his bat, and for his ach.
RGT
‘except for his kinsman who are near to him: his mother or his father or his son or his daughter or his brother
RSV
except for his nearest of kin, his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, his brother,
RSVCE
except for his nearest of kin, his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, his brother,
TLV
except for his relatives that are nearest to him—his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, his brother,
VOICE
There is an exception: a priest is allowed to touch the dead body of his closest family members—his mother, father, son, daughter, brother,
WEB
except for his relatives that are near to him: for his mother, for his father, for his son, for his daughter, for his brother,
WYC
no but only in his kinsmen, and nigh of blood, that is, on father, and mother, and son, and daughter, and brother, (only with his own relatives, and next of kin, that is, with his father, and mother, and son, and daughter, and brother,)
YLT
except for his relation who [is] near unto him -- for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother.
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