The high priest must not defile himself for any relative
Commandment 588ProhibitionParashat EmorMourning
Scripture
nor shall he approach any dead person, nor defile himself even for his father or his mother;
Hebrew
יא וְעַל כָּל-נַפְשֹׁת מֵת, לֹא יָבֹא: לְאָבִיו וּלְאִמּוֹ, לֹא יִטַּמָּא.
Greek
11 καὶ ἐπὶ πάσῃ ψυχῇ τετελευτηκυίᾳ οὐκ εἰσελεύσεται, ἐπὶ πατρὶ αὐτοῦ οὐδὲ ἐπὶ μητρὶ αὐτοῦ οὐ μιανθήσεται·
Classification
- Parashah: Emor
- Sefer HaChinuch: 271
- Mishneh Torah: Judges — Mourning
Stated in
Enumeration and classification from BibleData. The Greek is the Septuagint reading of the same verse, carried by the source for comparison.