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Ezekiel 44:25 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Ezekiel 44:25 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ezekiel chapter 44 verse 25 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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.”
Ezekiel 44:25 (KJV)
Commentary on Ezekiel 44:25
And they shall come at no dead person to defile themselves—Priestly purity laws: אֶל־מֵת אָדָם לֹא יָבֹא לְטָמְאָה (ʾel-mēt ʾādām lōʾ yābōʾ lĕṭomʾāh, 'to a dead person he shall not come for defilement'). Contact with corpses caused ritual uncleanness (Numbers 19:11-16).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—Exceptions for close relatives (Leviticus 21:1-3): אָב (ʾāb, 'father'), אֵם (ʾēm, 'mother'), בֵּן (bēn, 'son'), בַּת (bat, 'daughter'), אָח (ʾāḥ, 'brother'), אָחוֹת (ʾāḥôt, 'sister'). Even i...
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Cross-References for Ezekiel 44:25
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“Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them, 'A priest shall not defile himself for the dead among his people;,And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people:, וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה אֱמֹר אֶל־הַכֹּהֲנִים בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם לְנֶפֶשׁ לֹא־יִטַּמָּא בְּעַמָּיו׃ ,And the LORD said unto Moses: Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them: There shall none defile himself for the dead among his people;,καὶ εἶπεν κύριος πρὸς μωυσῆν λέγων εἰπὸν τοῖς ἱερεῦσιν τοῖς υἱοῖς ααρων καὶ ἐρεῖς πρὸς αὐτούς ἐν ταῖς ψυχαῖς οὐ μιανθήσονται ἐν τῷ ἔθνει αὐτῶν,And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Speak to the priests the sons of Aaron, and thou shalt tell them that they shall not defile themselves in their nation for the dead,,ויאמר יהוה אל משה אמר אל הכהנים בני אהרן ואמרת אליהם לנפש לא יטמא בעמו,And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people:,וַאֲמַר יְיָ לְמֹשֶׁה אֱמַר לְכַהֲנַיָא בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן וְתֵימַר לְהוֹן עַל מִית לָא יִסְתָּאַב בְּעַמֵהּ ,And the Lord spake with Mosheh, saying: Speak unto the priests, the sons of Aharon, and say to them: Let no one be defiled among his people on account of the dead:”
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“Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.”
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