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except his close relatives—his mother, father, son, daughter, brother, or virgin sister (who is a near relative of him and did not have a husband—[a] he may defile himself for her). Because he is a husband among his people, he is not to defile himself, thereby polluting himself.

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  1. Leviticus 21:3 Lit. hasn’t had a man

except for a close relative, such as his mother or father,(A) his son or daughter, his brother, or an unmarried sister who is dependent on him since she has no husband—for her he may make himself unclean.(B) He must not make himself unclean for people related to him by marriage,[a] and so defile himself.

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  1. Leviticus 21:4 Or unclean as a leader among his people