Ezekiel 44:25-27

Expanded Bible

²⁵ “‘They must not go near a dead person, ·making themselves unclean [defiling themselves; ^Critually]. But they are allowed to ·make themselves unclean [defile themselves; ^Critually] if the dead person is their father, mother, son, daughter, brother, or a sister who has not married. ²⁶ After a priest has been ·made clean again [cleansed; ^Critually], he must wait seven days. ²⁷ Then he may go into the inner courtyard to serve in the ·Temple [sanctuary], but he must offer a sin offering for himself, says the Lord God [Lev. 21:1–4].