EZEKIEL 44:25 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“And they shall come at no dead person to defile themselves: but for father, or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, for brother, or for sister that hath had no husband, they may defile themselves.”
They shall not defile themselves by going near to a dead person; only for a father or mother, or son or daughter, or brother or unmarried sister may they defile themselves'—establishing restrictions on contact with corpses, which would incur impurity. The limited exceptions (close family) maintain most restrictions while recognizing family obligations. The concern for purity reflects the priest's sacred status. This verse establishes purity restrictions.
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