²⁵And near a dead person^z he^a shall not come to be defiled, but only^b for a father and for a mother and for a son and for a daughter, for a brother and for a sister who was not married^c may they defile themselves.

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Footnotes

zLiterally “and to a dead person of a man”
aThat is, the priest
bLiterally “but if”
cLiterally “who not she was for a man”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

They shall not defile themselves by going near to a dead person. However, for father or mother, for son or daughter, for brother or unmarried sister they may defile themselves.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“ ‘A priest must not defile himself by going near a dead person; however, if the dead person was his father or mother, son or daughter, brother or unmarried sister, then he may defile himself.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

A priest may not come near a dead person so that he becomes defiled. However, he may defile himself for a father, a mother, a son, a daughter, a brother, or an unmarried sister.

NLTNew Living Translation

“A priest must not defile himself by being in the presence of a dead person unless it is his father, mother, child, brother, or unmarried sister. In such cases it is permitted.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.

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