Verse 1

And the Lord said to Moses, Say to the priests, the sons of Aaron, Let no man make himself unclean for the dead among his people;

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 44:25 : 25 They are not to come near any dead person so as to become unclean: but for a father or mother or son or daughter or brother or for a sister who has no husband, they may make themselves unclean.
• Lev 10:6-7 : 6 And Moses said to Aaron and to Eleazar and Ithamar, his sons, Do not let your hair be loose, and give no signs of grief; so that death may not overtake you, and his wrath come on all the people; but let there be weeping among your brothers and all the house of Israel for this burning of the Lord's fire. 7 And do not go out from the door of the Tent of meeting, or death will come to you; for the holy oil of the Lord is on you. And they did as Moses said.
• Lev 21:11 : 11 He may not go near any dead body or make himself unclean for his father or his mother;
• Num 19:14 : 14 This is the law when death comes to a man in his tent: everyone who comes into the tent, and everyone who is in the tent, will be unclean for seven days.
• Num 19:16 : 16 And anyone touching one who has been put to death with the sword in the open country, or the body of one who has come to his end by a natural death, or a man's bone, or the resting-place of a dead body, will be unclean for seven days.
• Lev 19:28 : 28 You may not make cuts in your flesh in respect for the dead, or have marks printed on your bodies: I am the Lord.
• Hos 5:1 : 1 Give ear to this, O priests; give attention, O Israel, and you, family of the king; for you are to be judged; you have been a deceit at Mizpah and a net stretched out on Tabor.
• Mal 2:1 : 1 And now, O you priests, this order is for you.
• Mal 2:4 : 4 And you will be certain that I have sent this order to you, so that it might be my agreement with Levi, says the Lord of armies.