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English Translation

nor shall he approach any dead person, nor defile himself even for his father or his mother;

Hebrew Text (Torah)

וְעַל כָּל־נַפְשֹׁת מֵת לֹא יָבֹא לְאָבִיו וּלְאִמּוֹ לֹא יִטַּמָּא׃ ‬

Greek Text (Septuagint)

καὶ ἐπὶ πάσῃ ψυχῇ τετελευτηκυίᾳ οὐκ εἰσελεύσεται ἐπὶ πατρὶ αὐτοῦ οὐδὲ ἐπὶ μητρὶ αὐτοῦ οὐ μιανθήσεται

Theological Classification

Torah Portion (Parashah) Emor
Sefer HaChinuch Number #270
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Judges (Buch 14)
Section: Mourning
Systematic Category (P119f) Levites & Priests

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