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25 (A)They shall not make themselves unclean by going near a dead body; only for their father, mother, son, daughter, brother, or unmarried sister may they make themselves unclean. 26 After he is again clean, he must wait an additional seven days; 27 on the day he enters the inner court to serve in the sanctuary, he shall present a purification offering for himself—oracle of the Lord God.

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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) 26 After he is cleansed, he must wait seven days.(B) 27 On the day he goes into the inner court of the sanctuary(C) to minister in the sanctuary, he is to offer a sin offering[a](D) for himself, declares the Sovereign Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 44:27 Or purification offering; also in verse 29