Leviticus 21:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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:”
Leviticus 21:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Leviticus 21:1 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Leviticus 21:1 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Leviticus 21:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Yahweh said to Moses, “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them, ‘A priest shall not defile himself for the dead among his people,”
Leviticus 21:1 — World English Bible
Leviticus 21:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Jehovah said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none defile himself for the dead among his people; ”
Leviticus 21:1 — American Standard Version
Leviticus 21:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Speak unto the priests, sons of Aaron, and thou hast said unto them, For <FI>any<Fi> person <FI>a priest<Fi> is not defiled among his people,”
Leviticus 21:1 — Young's Literal Translation
Leviticus 21:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Jehovah said to Moses, Speak unto the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none make himself unclean for a dead person among his peoples, ”
Leviticus 21:1 — Darby Translation
Leviticus 21:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the Lord said vnto Moses, Speake vnto the Priestes the sonnes of Aaron, and say vnto them, Let none be defiled by the dead among his people,”
Leviticus 21:1 — Geneva Bible
Leviticus 21:1 in Context — Leviticus 21
1 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:
2 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,
3 And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no husband; for her may he be defiled.
What Does Leviticus 21:1 Mean?
Leviticus 21:1 is a verse from the Book of Leviticus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Leviticus chapter 21. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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