Ezekiel 44:23-25

Holman Christian Standard Bible

²³ They must teach My people the difference between the holy and the common, and explain to them the difference between the clean and the unclean.^(A)

²⁴ “In a dispute, they will officiate as judges and decide the case according to My ordinances.^(B) They must observe My laws and statutes regarding all My appointed festivals, and keep My Sabbaths holy.^{(C) 25} A priest may not come near a dead person so that he becomes defiled.^(D) However, he may defile himself for a father, a mother, a son, a daughter, a brother, or an unmarried sister.