Ezekiel 44:25

23 And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.

24 And in controversy they shall stand in judgment; and they shall judge it according to my judgments: and they shall keep my laws and my statutes in all mine assemblies; and they shall hallow my sabbaths.

And they shall come at no dead person to defile themselves: but for father, or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, for brother, or for sister that hath had no husband, they may defile themselves.

26 And after he is cleansed, they shall reckon unto him seven days.

27 And in the day that he goeth into the sanctuary, unto the inner court, to minister in the sanctuary, he shall offer his sin offering, saith the Lord GOD.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
A priest must not defile himself by going near a dead person. However, for a father, a mother, a son, a daughter, a brother, or an unmarried sister, he may do so,
KJV
And they shall come at no dead person to defile themselves: but for father, or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, for brother, or for sister that hath had no husband, they may defile themselves.
WEB
“‘“They shall go in to no dead person to defile themselves; but for father, or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, for brother, or for sister who has had no husband, they may defile themselves.
ASV
And they shall go in to no dead person to defile themselves; but for father, or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, for brother, or for sister that hath had no husband, they may defile themselves.
DARBY
And they shall come at no dead person to become unclean; but for father, or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, for brother, or for sister that hath had no husband, they may become unclean.
BLB
And unto a dead person they shall not come to defile themselves, but only for a father or for a mother, for a son or for a daughter, or for a brother or for a sister who has not been unto a man, may they defile themselves.
ÅB
Ingen av dem må gå inn til et lik, så han blir uren; bare når det gjelder far eller mor eller sønn eller datter eller bror eller en søster som ikke har tilhørt noen mann, kan de gjøre seg urene.
OTB
En prest må ikke gjøre seg uren ved å gå nær en død person; men hvis den døde personen var hans far, mor, sønn, datter, bror eller ugifte søster, da kan han gjøre seg uren.
B1930
Ingen av dem må gå inn til et lik, så han blir uren; bare når det gjelder far eller mor eller sønn eller datter eller bror eller en søster som ikke har tilhørt nogen mann, kan de gjøre sig urene.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Leviticus 22:4

    What man soever of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath a running issue; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he be clean. And whoso toucheth any thing that is unclean by the dead, or a man whose seed goeth from him;

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  • Leviticus 21:1–6

    And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people:

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  • Matthew 8:21–22

    And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

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  • Luke 9:59–60

    And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

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  • 2 Corinthians 5:16

    Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more.

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  • 1 Thessalonians 4:13–15

    But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.

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