⁷ Even if their own father or mother or brother or sister dies, they must not make themselves ceremonially unclean^(A) on account of them, because the symbol of their dedication to God is on their head.

⁶ But some of them could not celebrate the Passover on that day because they were ceremonially unclean^(A) on account of a dead body.^(B) So they came to Moses and Aaron^(C) that same day

Rules for Priests

21 The Lord said to Moses, “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron,^(A) and say to them: ‘A priest must not make himself ceremonially unclean^(B) for any of his people who die,^{(C) 2} except for a close relative, such as his mother or father,^(D) his son or daughter, his brother,

²⁵ “‘A priest must not defile himself by going near a dead person; however, if the dead person was his father or mother, son or daughter, brother or unmarried sister, then he may defile himself.^(A)

¹⁰ “‘The high priest, the one among his brothers who has had the anointing oil poured on his head^(A) and who has been ordained to wear the priestly garments,^(B) must not let his hair become unkempt^[a] or tear his clothes.^{(C) 11} He must not enter a place where there is a dead body.^(D) He must not make himself unclean,^(E) even for his father or mother,^{(F) 12} nor leave the sanctuary^(G) of his God or desecrate it, because he has been dedicated by the anointing oil^(H) of his God. I am the Lord.