Logos Bible Study

Leviticus 21:4

King James VersionOther versions

English

Arabic

Czech

French

German

Hebrew

Hungarian

Italian

Korean

Latin

Portuguese

Russian

Simplified Chinese

Spanish

Traditional Chinese

4But ||he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.

Read in Logos

Footnotes

  1. ||Or, being a husband among his people, he shall not defile himself for his wife, &c. [See Ezek. 24:16, 17].

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

He shall not make himself unclean as a husband among his people and so profane himself.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

He must not make himself unclean for people related to him by marriage, and so defile himself.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He is not to make himself unclean for those related to him by marriage and so defile himself.

NLTNew Living Translation

But a priest must not defile himself and make himself unclean for someone who is related to him only by marriage.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

He must not make himself unclean as a kinsman by marriage, defiling himself.