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Leviticus 21:3

Leviticus 21:3
And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no husband; for her may he be defiled.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him,.... That is, his sister by both father's and mother's side, as Aben…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Leviticus 21:1-9

It was before appointed that the priests should teach the people the statutes God had given concerning the difference…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

The same six cases are enumerated in Eze 44:25. The non-mention of a wife is not easily accounted for. Was it that this…