1 The Lord gave Moses these instructions for Aaron's sons, the priests:Touching a dead body will make you unclean. So don't go near a dead relative,
2 except your mother, father, son, daughter, brother,
3 or an unmarried sister, who has no husband to take care of her.
4 Don't make yourself unclean by attending the funeral of someone related to you by marriage.
5 Don't shave any part of your head or trim your beard or cut yourself to show that you are mourning.
6 I am the Lord your God, and I have chosen you alone to offer sacrifices of food to me on the altar. That's why you must keep yourselves holy.