Leviticus 21:1

Ezekiel 44:25; Hosea 5:1; Leviticus 10:6; Leviticus 10:7; Leviticus 21:11; Malachi 2:1; Malachi 2:4; Numbers 19:14; Numbers 19:16

Related Commentaries of Leviticus 21:1

Arno Geneva Study Bible

And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none be (a) defiled for the dead among his peo...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Restrictions for the Priests. To approach a corpse was to suffer defilement ( cf. Numbers 5:2 * Numbers 19*, Tob_2:8 ff., Sir_34:25); this is, t...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4. said. See note on Leviticus 5:14 . the priests the sons of Aaron. Occurs only here. In all the other sev...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1. Speak unto the priests. All these things which follow tend to the same end, i.e., that the priests may differ from the rest of the peo...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people:...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Speak unto the priests, the sons of Aaron— Respecting the general notion of defilement from dead bodies, we refer to Numbers 19:11 ; Numbers 19:2...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his peo...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Laws relating to the Priesthood and Sacrifice The principle laid down in this and the following chapter is the far reaching one, that whatever com...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

XXI. (1) And the Lord said unto Moses. — The laws about the purity and holiness of the Jewish community, and of every individual lay member, ena...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE LAW OF PRIESTLY HOLINESS Leviticus 21:1-24 ; Leviticus 22:1-33 THE conception of Israel as a kingdom of priests, a holy nation, was concre...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The absolute necessity for the strictest of separation of the priest from all possibility of defilement is vividly set forth in the laws here enuncia...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

CONTENTS This Chapter hath a peculiar reference to the priesthood, and contains precepts by which they who ministered in holy things, were to be reg...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the Lord said unto Moses ,.... According to some Jewish writers this was said on the day the tabernacle was set up; no doubt it was delivered at...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people:...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Speak unto the priests The next laws concerned the behaviour and personal qualifications of the priests, and were intended to denote the dignity, a...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF PRIESTS (vv. 1-15) Since the priests were given the sacred privilege of drawing near to God on behalf of the people, t...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Laws Concerning the Priests. B. C. 1490. ...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

LEVITICUS CHAPTER 21 Priests must not defile themselves, in mourning over the dead: cases excepted, Leviticus 21:1-6 . Nor marry with a whore, p...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Priests Must Not Defile Themselves Unless Absolutely Necessary. The priesthood was the essential link between Yahweh and His people. They were...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Purity of the Priesthood SUGGESTIVE READINGS Leviticus 21:1 .—Speak unto the priests … there shall none be defiled. If it was important that the...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Leviticus 21:4 . A chief man. In some versions the Hebrew word baal is rendered king, lord, and husband; and the LXX read, he shall not “lightly...
The Biblical Illustrator

Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron. Sacred relationship demands sanctity of life If there is one fact more notably emphasised than anothe...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

PART III . SECTION IV . THE UNCLEANNESS AND DISQUALIFICATION OF PRIESTS . EXPOSITION The two remaining chapters of this divisi...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And the Lord said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Their Outward Appearance and Relations.
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Among his people — None of the priests shall touch the dead body, or assist at his funeral, or eat of the funeral feast. The reason of this law is...

¹ And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people:

Related Commentaries of Leviticus 21:1

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Leviticus 21:1