Leviticus 21:1-3 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

1. The Lord gave Moses these instructions for Aaron's sons, the priests:Touching a dead body will make you unclean. So don't go near a dead relative,

2. except your mother, father, son, daughter, brother,

3. or an unmarried sister, who has no husband to take care of her.

17-18. to say to Aaron:No descendant of yours can ever serve as my priest if he is blind or lame, if his face is disfigured, if one leg is shorter than the other,

Leviticus 21