Leviticus Chapter 21 verse 3 Holy Bible
and for his sister a virgin, that is near unto him, that hath had no husband; for her may he defile himself.
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And for his sister, a virgin, for she is his near relation and has had no husband, he may make himself unclean.
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and for his sister, a virgin, that is near unto him, who hath had no husband, for her may he make himself unclean.
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And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no husband; for her may he be defiled.
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And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh to him, who hath had no husband: for her he may be defiled.
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and for his virgin sister who is near to him, who has had no husband; for her he may defile himself.
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and for his sister, the virgin, who is near unto him, who hath not been to a man; for her he is defiled.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(3) And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him--That is, his maiden sister who still remains in sole relationship with him. What this is the next clause explains more minutely.Which hath had no husband.--When she is married she goes to her husband, and ceases to be near her brother. It then devolves upon her husband to attend to the funeral rites.For her may he be defiled.--According to the administrators of the Law during the second Temple, the priest was not only allowed to contract defilement by attending to the funeral rites of these seven relations, but was obliged to do it.Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrewor his unmarriedהַבְּתוּלָה֙ (hab·bə·ṯū·lāh)Article | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 1330: A virgin, sometimes, a bridesisterוְלַאֲחֹת֤וֹ (wə·la·’ă·ḥō·ṯōw)Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 269: Sister -- a sisterwho is nearהַקְּרוֹבָ֣ה (haq·qə·rō·w·ḇāh)Article | Adjective - feminine singularStrong's 7138: Nearto him,אֵלָ֔יו (’ê·lāw)Preposition | third person masculine singularStrong's 413: Near, with, among, tosinceאֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer)Pronoun - relativeStrong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order thatshe hasהָיְתָ֖ה (hā·yə·ṯāh)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularStrong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, benoלֹֽא־ (lō-)Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, nohusband.לְאִ֑ישׁ (lə·’îš)Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 376: A man as an individual, a male personJump to PreviousDefile Defiled Dependent Husband Nigh Relation Sister Unclean Unmarried
