Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleA priest must not defile himself by going near a dead person. However, for a father, a mother, a son, a daughter, a brother, or an unmarried sister, he may do so, Young's Literal Translation And unto any dead man they come not for uncleanness, but for father, and for mother, and for son, and for daughter, for brother, for sister who hath not been to a man, they defile themselves. King James Bible And they shall come at no dead person to defile themselves: but for father, or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, for brother, or for sister that hath had no husband, they may defile themselves. Hebrew A priest must notלֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no defile himself לְטָמְאָ֑ה (lə·ṭā·mə·’āh) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 2930: To be or become unclean by going יָב֖וֹא (yā·ḇō·w) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go near וְאֶל־ (wə·’el-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to a dead מֵ֣ת (mêṯ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct Strong's 4191: To die, to kill person. אָדָ֔ם (’ā·ḏām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being However, כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction for a father, לְאָ֡ב (lə·’āḇ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1: Father a mother, וּ֠לְאֵם (ū·lə·’êm) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 517: A mother, ) a son, וּלְבֵ֨ן (ū·lə·ḇên) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1121: A son a daughter, וּלְבַ֜ת (ū·lə·ḇaṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1323: A daughter a brother, לְאָ֗ח (lə·’āḥ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 251: A brother, ) or an unmarried לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no sister, וּלְאָח֛וֹת (ū·lə·’ā·ḥō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 269: Sister -- a sister he may do so, יִטַּמָּֽאוּ׃ (yiṭ·ṭam·mā·’ū) Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 2930: To be or become unclean |