Leviticus 21:3
And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no husband; for her may he be defiled.
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Gill's Exposition
And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him,.... That is, his sister by both father's and mother's side, as Aben Ezra; though, according to Gersom, his sister by his father's side, and not by…
It was before appointed that the priests should teach the people the statutes God had given concerning the difference between clean and unclean, Lev 10:10, Lev 10:11. Now here it is provided that they…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
The same six cases are enumerated in Eze 44:25. The non-mention of a wife is not easily accounted for. Was it that this exception would be self-evident? This seems probable from Eze 24:15 ff., which…