Leviticus 21:11
“Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Neither shall he go in to any dead body,.... That is, into a tent or house where any dead body lies, as Jarchi and Aben…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Leviticus 21:10-15
More was expected from a priest than from other people, but more from the high priest than from other priests, because…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
for his father, or for his mother i.e. not even in such cases, where filial affection would otherwise prescribe it.
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