Leviticus 21:4 - Compare All Versions
Leviticus 21:4 NIV (New International Version)
He must not make himself unclean for people related to him by marriage, and so defile himself.
Leviticus 21:4 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
He shall not make himself unclean as a husband among his people and so profane himself.
Leviticus 21:4 NLT (New Living Translation)
But a priest must not defile himself and make himself unclean for someone who is related to him only by marriage.
Leviticus 21:4 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
He is not to make himself unclean for those related to him by marriage and so defile himself.
Leviticus 21:4 KJV (King James Version)
But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
Leviticus 21:4 NKJV (New King James Version)
Otherwise he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
Leviticus 21:1-4 MSG (The Message)
GOD spoke to Moses: “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron. Tell them, A priest must not ritually contaminate himself by touching the dead, except for close relatives: mother, father, son, daughter, brother, or an unmarried sister who is dependent on him since she has no husband; for these he may make himself ritually unclean, but he must not contaminate himself with the dead who are only related to him by marriage and thus profane himself.
Leviticus 21:4 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
He shall not defile himself as a relative by marriage among his people, so as to profane himself.
Leviticus 21:4 AMP (Amplified Bible)
He shall not become unclean as a relative by marriage among his people, and so profane himself.
Leviticus 21:4 NET (New English Translation)
He must not defile himself as a husband among his people so as to profane himself.