Leviticus 21:11
ContextNET © | He must not go where there is any dead person; 1 he must not defile himself even for his father and his mother. |
NIV © | He must not enter a place where there is a dead body. He must not make himself unclean, even for his father or mother, |
NASB © | nor shall he approach any dead person, nor defile himself even for his father or his mother; |
NLT © | He must never defile himself by going near a dead person, even if it is his father or mother. |
MSG © | He must not enter a room where there is a dead body. He must not ritually contaminate himself, even for his father or mother; |
BBE © | He may not go near any dead body or make himself unclean for his father or his mother; |
NRSV © | He shall not go where there is a dead body; he shall not defile himself even for his father or mother. |
NKJV © | ‘nor shall he go near any dead body, nor defile himself for his father or his mother; |
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NET © | He must not go where there is any dead person; 1 he must not defile himself even for his father and his mother. |
NET © Notes |
1 tc Although the MT has “persons” (plural), the LXX and Syriac have the singular “person” corresponding to the singular adjectival participle “dead” (cf. also Num 6:6). |