Ezekiel 44:25-27

International Children’s Bible

²⁵ “‘They must not go near a dead person, making themselves unclean. But they are allowed to make themselves unclean if the dead person is a relative. It might be his father, mother, son, daughter, brother or a sister who has not married. ²⁶ After the priest has been made clean again, he must wait seven days. ²⁷ Then he may go into the inner courtyard to serve in the Temple. But he must offer a sin offering for himself, says the Lord God.