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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
כי אם לשארו הקרב אליו לאמו ולאביו ולבנו ולבתו ולאחיו
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
ky Am lSHArv hqrb Alyv lAmv vlAbyv vlbnv vlbtv vlAKHyv

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
nisi tantum in consanguineis ac propinquis id est super matre et patre et filio ac filia fratre quoque

King James Variants
American King James Version   
But for his kin, that is near to him, that is, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
But for his kin, that is near unto him, that is, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother,
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
But for his kin, that is near unto him, that is, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother,
Authorized (King James) Version   
but for his kin, that is near unto him, that is, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother,
New King James Version   
except for his relatives who are nearest to him: his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, and his brother;
21st Century King James Version   
except for his kin who is near unto him, that is: for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother,

Other translations
American Standard Version   
except for his kin, that is near unto him, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother,
Darby Bible Translation   
except for his immediate relation, who is near unto him for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother;
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
But only for his kin, such as are near in blood, that is to say, for his father and for his mother, and for his son, and for his daughter, for his brother also,
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
except for his kin, that is near unto him, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother;
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
except for his closest relatives, his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, his brother,
God's Word   
However, you are allowed to become unclean when one of your nearest relatives dies. These relatives include your mother, father, son, daughter, or brother,
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
except for his immediate family: his mother, father, son, daughter, or brother.
International Standard Version   
except his close relatives—his mother, father, son, daughter, brother, or
NET Bible   
except for his close relative who is near to him: his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, his brother,
New American Standard Bible   
except for his relatives who are nearest to him, his mother and his father and his son and his daughter and his brother,
New International Version   
except for a close relative, such as his mother or father, his son or daughter, his brother,
New Living Translation   
The only exceptions are his closest relatives--his mother or father, son or daughter, brother,
Webster's Bible Translation   
But for his kin, that is near to him, that is, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother,
The World English Bible   
except for his relatives that are near to him: for his mother, for his father, for his son, for his daughter, for his brother,
EasyEnglish Bible   
It may be the body of a person from their own family. The priest can touch the dead person if it is his mother or father. He can touch the dead person if it is his son or his daughter or his brother.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
except for his relation who [is] near unto him -- for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother.
New Life Version   
except for his own family, his mother, father, son, daughter and brother,
The Voice Bible   
There is an exception: a priest is allowed to touch the dead body of his closest family members—his mother, father, son, daughter, brother,
Living Bible   
unless it is a near relative—a mother, father, son, daughter, brother, or unmarried sister for whom he has special responsibility since she has no husband.
New Catholic Bible   
except for a close relative, his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, his brother,
Legacy Standard Bible   
except for his blood relatives who are nearest to him, his mother and his father and his son and his daughter and his brother,
Jubilee Bible 2000   
But for his kin, that is near unto him, that is, for his mother and for his father and for his son and for his daughter and for his brother
Christian Standard Bible   
except for his immediate family: his mother, father, son, daughter, or brother.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
Except for his near [blood] kin, for his mother, father, son, daughter, brother,
New Century Version   
But if the dead person was one of his close relatives, he may touch him. The priest may make himself unclean if the dead person is his mother or father, son or daughter, brother or
The Message   
God spoke to Moses: “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron. Tell them, A priest must not ritually contaminate himself by touching the dead, except for close relatives: mother, father, son, daughter, brother, or an unmarried sister who is dependent on him since she has no husband; for these he may make himself ritually unclean, but he must not contaminate himself with the dead who are only related to him by marriage and thus profane himself.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
except for his closest relatives. He may do it for his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, or his brother,
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
except for his nearest kin: his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, his brother;
Good News Translation®   
unless it is his mother, father, son, daughter, brother,
Wycliffe Bible   
no but only in his kinsmen, and nigh of blood, that is, on father, and mother, and son, and daughter, and brother, (only with his own relatives, and next of kin, that is, with his father, and mother, and son, and daughter, and brother,)
Contemporary English Version   
except your mother, father, son, daughter, brother,
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
except for his nearest of kin, his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, his brother,
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
except for his nearest kin: his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, his brother;
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
except for his nearest kin: his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, his brother;
Common English Bible © 2011   
except for your closest relatives: for your mother, father, son, daughter, brother;
Amplified Bible © 2015   
except for his relatives who are nearest to him, his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, and his brother,
English Standard Version Anglicised   
except for his closest relatives, his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, his brother,
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
except for his nearest relatives, his mother or father, his son or daughter, his brother
New American Standard Bible   
except for his relatives who are nearest to him, his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, and his brother,
The Expanded Bible   
·But if the dead person was one of his close relatives, he may touch him [L …except for a close relative]. The priest may make himself unclean if the dead person is his mother or father, son or daughter, brother or
Tree of Life Version   
except for his relatives that are nearest to him—his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, his brother,
Revised Standard Version   
except for his nearest of kin, his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, his brother,
New International Reader's Version   
But he can go near the body of a close relative. It could be his mother, father, son, daughter or brother.
BRG Bible   
But for his kin, that is near unto him, that is, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother,
Complete Jewish Bible   
except for his close relatives — his mother, father, son, daughter and brother;
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
except for his nearest kin: his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, his brother;
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
But for his close kin, that is near unto him, that is, for his em, and for his av, and for his ben, and for his bat, and for his ach.
Names of God Bible   
However, you are allowed to become unclean when one of your nearest relatives dies. These relatives include your mother, father, son, daughter, or brother,
Modern English Version   
but for his closest relatives, that is, for his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, his brother,
Easy-to-Read Version   
But if the dead person was one of his close relatives, he can touch the dead body. The priest can make himself unclean if the dead person is his mother or father, his son or daughter, his brother or
International Children’s Bible   
But if the dead person was one of his close relatives, he may touch him. The priest may make himself unclean if the dead person is his mother or father, son or daughter, brother or
Lexham English Bible   
except for his direct relative closest to him: his mother and his father, and his son and his daughter, and his brother,
New International Version - UK   
except for a close relative, such as his mother or father, his son or daughter, his brother,