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Leviticus 21:2

2except for his relation who is near unto him—for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother.

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Leviticus 21:2 — The New International Version (NIV)

except for a close relative, such as his mother or father, his son or daughter, his brother,

Leviticus 21:2 — English Standard Version (ESV)

except for his closest relatives, his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, his brother,

Leviticus 21:2 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

But for his kin, that is near unto him, that is, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother,

Leviticus 21:2 — New Living Translation (NLT)

The only exceptions are his closest relatives—his mother or father, son or daughter, brother,

Leviticus 21:2 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

except for his relatives who are nearest to him: his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, and his brother;

Leviticus 21:2 — New Century Version (NCV)

But if the dead person was one of his close relatives, he may touch him. The priest may make himself unclean if the dead person is his mother or father, son or daughter, brother or

Leviticus 21:2 — American Standard Version (ASV)

except for his kin, that is near unto him, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother,

Leviticus 21:2 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

except for his immediate relation, who is near unto him—for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother;

Leviticus 21:2 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

However, you are allowed to become unclean when one of your nearest relatives dies. These relatives include your mother, father, son, daughter, or brother,

Leviticus 21:2 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

except for his immediate family: his mother, father, son, daughter, or brother.

Leviticus 21:2 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

except for his nearest kin: his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, his brother;

Leviticus 21:2 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

except for his direct relative closest to him: his mother and his father, and his son and his daughter, and his brother,

Leviticus 21:2 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

But he can go near the body of a close relative. It could be his mother, father, son, daughter or brother.

Leviticus 21:2 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

except for his relatives who are nearest to him, his mother and his father and his son and his daughter and his brother,


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