44:25 “‘They must not come near a dead person or they will be defiled; 2 however, for father, mother, son, daughter, brother or sister, they may defile themselves.
1 sn The expression They will be my people, and I will be their God occurs as a promise to Abraham (Gen 17:8), Moses (Exod 6:7), and the nation (Exod 29:45).
2 sn This law was part of the legal code for priests (Lev 21:1-3).