Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He must not marry a widow, a divorced woman, or a woman defiled by prostitution, but only a virgin from his own people, New Living Translation He may not marry a widow, a woman who is divorced, or a woman who has defiled herself by prostitution. She must be a virgin from his own clan, English Standard Version A widow, or a divorced woman, or a woman who has been defiled, or a prostitute, these he shall not marry. But he shall take as his wife a virgin of his own people, Berean Standard Bible He is not to marry a widow, a divorced woman, or one defiled by prostitution. He is to marry a virgin from his own people, King James Bible A widow, or a divorced woman, or profane, or an harlot, these shall he not take: but he shall take a virgin of his own people to wife. New King James Version A widow or a divorced woman or a defiled woman or a harlot—these he shall not marry; but he shall take a virgin of his own people as wife. New American Standard Bible A widow, or a divorced woman, or one who is profaned by prostitution, these he shall not take; but rather he is to marry a virgin of his own people, NASB 1995 ‘A widow, or a divorced woman, or one who is profaned by harlotry, these he may not take; but rather he is to marry a virgin of his own people, NASB 1977 ‘A widow, or a divorced woman, or one who is profaned by harlotry, these he may not take; but rather he is to marry a virgin of his own people; Legacy Standard Bible A widow or a divorced woman or one who is profaned by harlotry, these he may not take; but rather he shall take a virgin of his own people as a wife, Amplified Bible He may not marry a widow or a divorced woman or one who is profaned by prostitution, but he is to marry a virgin from his own people, Christian Standard Bible He is not to marry a widow, a divorced woman, or one defiled by prostitution. He is to marry a virgin from his own people, Holman Christian Standard Bible He is not to marry a widow, a divorced woman, or one defiled by prostitution. He is to marry a virgin from his own people, American Standard Version A widow, or one divorced, or a profane woman, a harlot, these shall he not take: but a virgin of his own people shall he take to wife. Contemporary English Version from your own tribe. Don't marry a divorced woman or any other woman who has already had sex, including a temple prostitute. English Revised Version A widow, or one divorced, or a profane woman, an harlot, these shall he not take: but a virgin of his own people shall he take to wife. GOD'S WORD® Translation He must never marry a widow, a divorced woman, a woman who has lost her virginity, or a prostitute. He may only marry a virgin from his own people. Good News Translation not a widow or a divorced woman or a woman who has been a prostitute. He shall marry only a virgin from his own clan. International Standard Version He is not to marry a widow or one who has been divorced, has been defiled, or has been a prostitute. Instead, he is to take a virgin from among his people as his wife. Majority Standard Bible He is not to marry a widow, a divorced woman, or one defiled by prostitution. He is to marry a virgin from his own people, NET Bible He must not marry a widow, a divorced woman, or one profaned by prostitution; he may only take a virgin from his people as a wife. New Heart English Bible A widow, or one divorced, or a woman who has been defiled, or a prostitute, these he shall not marry: but a virgin of his own people shall he take as a wife. Webster's Bible Translation A widow, or a divorced woman, or profane, or a harlot, these shall he not take: but he shall take a virgin of his own people for a wife. World English Bible He shall not marry a widow, or one divorced, or a woman who has been defiled, or a prostitute. He shall take a virgin of his own people as a wife. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versiona widow, or cast out, or defiled, [or] a harlot—these he does not take, but he takes a virgin of his own people [for] a wife, Young's Literal Translation widow, or cast out, or polluted one -- a harlot -- these he doth not take, but a virgin of his own people he doth take for a wife, Smith's Literal Translation A widow, and the driven away, and profane, and an harlot, those he shall not take: but a virgin of his people shall he take a wife. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBut a widow or one that is divorced, or defiled, or a harlot, he shall not take, but a maid of his own people : Catholic Public Domain Version But a widow, or one who has been repudiated or defiled, or also a mistress, he shall not accept, but only a maiden from among his own people. New American Bible He shall not marry a widow or a woman who has been divorced or one who has been debased by prostitution, but only a virgin, taken from his kindred, he shall marry, New Revised Standard Version A widow, or a divorced woman, or a woman who has been defiled, a prostitute, these he shall not marry. He shall marry a virgin of his own kin, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleA widow or a woman who is put away or one who is defiled by whoredom, these he shall not take; but he shall take a virgin of his own people to wife. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And he shall not take one of these: a widow, or a divorced woman, or a woman defiled with prostitution, but he shall take a virgin woman of his people. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917A widow, or one divorced, or a profaned woman, or a harlot, these shall he not take; but a virgin of his own people shall he take to wife. Brenton Septuagint Translation But a widow, or one that is put away, or profaned, or a harlot, these he shall not take; but he shall take for a wife a virgin of his own people. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Holiness Required of Priests…13The woman he marries must be a virgin. 14He is not to marry a widow, a divorced woman, or one defiled by prostitution. He is to marry a virgin from his own people, 15so that he does not defile his offspring among his people, for I am the LORD who sanctifies him.”… Cross References Ezekiel 44:22 And they shall not marry a widow or a divorced woman, but must marry a virgin of the descendants of the house of Israel, or a widow of a priest. 1 Timothy 3:2 An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, 1 Timothy 3:12 A deacon must be the husband of but one wife, a good manager of his children and of his own household. Titus 1:6 An elder must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, having children who are believers and who are not open to accusation of indiscretion or insubordination. Leviticus 21:7 A priest must not marry a woman defiled by prostitution or divorced by her husband, for the priest is holy to his God. Leviticus 10:9-11 “You and your sons are not to drink wine or strong drink when you enter the Tent of Meeting, or else you will die; this is a permanent statute for the generations to come. / You must distinguish between the holy and the common, between the clean and the unclean, / so that you may teach the Israelites all the statutes that the LORD has given them through Moses.” Numbers 6:2-3 “Speak to the Israelites and tell them that if a man or woman makes a special vow, the vow of a Nazirite, to separate himself to the LORD, / he is to abstain from wine and strong drink. He must not drink vinegar made from wine or strong drink, and he must not drink any grape juice or eat fresh grapes or raisins. 1 Corinthians 7:39 A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, as long as he belongs to the Lord. 1 Corinthians 9:5 Have we no right to take along a believing wife, as do the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas? 1 Peter 3:7 Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered. Malachi 2:15-16 Has not the LORD made them one, having a portion of the Spirit? And why one? Because He seeks godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith with the wife of your youth. / “For I hate divorce,” says the LORD, the God of Israel. “He who divorces his wife covers his garment with violence,” says the LORD of Hosts. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith. Deuteronomy 24:1-4 If a man marries a woman, but she becomes displeasing to him because he finds some indecency in her, he may write her a certificate of divorce, hand it to her, and send her away from his house. / If, after leaving his house, she goes and becomes another man’s wife, / and the second man hates her, writes her a certificate of divorce, hands it to her, and sends her away from his house, or if he dies, ... Matthew 19:9 Now I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.” Mark 10:11-12 So He told them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her. / And if a woman divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery.” Luke 16:18 Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery. Treasury of Scripture A widow, or a divorced woman, or profane, or an harlot, these shall he not take: but he shall take a virgin of his own people to wife. Jump to Previous Behaviour Cast Common Defiled Divorced Harlot Harlotry Husband Loose Marry Peoples Polluted Priest Profane Profaned Prostitute Prostitution Rather Virgin WifeJump to Next Behaviour Cast Common Defiled Divorced Harlot Harlotry Husband Loose Marry Peoples Polluted Priest Profane Profaned Prostitute Prostitution Rather Virgin WifeLeviticus 21 1. Of the priests' mourning6. Of their holiness 7. Of their marriages 8. Of their estimation 9. Of the high priest's holiness 10. Of his marriage 13. The priests that have blemishes must not minister in the sanctuary He must not marry This phrase sets a clear directive for the priests, emphasizing the importance of maintaining a standard of holiness and purity in their personal lives. The Hebrew root for "marry" is "לָקַח" (laqach), which means to take or to acquire. This reflects the cultural and religious significance of marriage as a covenantal act, not merely a social contract. In the context of the priesthood, marriage was not just a personal choice but a reflection of one's dedication to God and His commandments. a widow or a divorced woman but only a virgin from his own people Or a divorced woman.--The classes of women which follow are also forbidden to the ordinary priests. (See Leviticus 21:7.) Hebrew He is notלֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no to marry יִקָּ֑ח (yiq·qāḥ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3947: To take a widow, אַלְמָנָ֤ה (’al·mā·nāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 490: A widow, a desolate place a divorced woman, וּגְרוּשָׁה֙ (ū·ḡə·rū·šāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular Strong's 1644: To drive out from a, possession, to expatriate, divorce or one defiled וַחֲלָלָ֣ה (wa·ḥă·lā·lāh) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 2491: Pierced, polluted by prostitution. זֹנָ֔ה (zō·nāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2181: To commit adultery, to commit idolatry He is to marry יִקַּ֥ח (yiq·qaḥ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3947: To take a virgin בְּתוּלָ֥ה (bə·ṯū·lāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1330: A virgin, sometimes, a bride from his own people, מֵעַמָּ֖יו (mê·‘am·māw) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock Links Leviticus 21:14 NIVLeviticus 21:14 NLT Leviticus 21:14 ESV Leviticus 21:14 NASB Leviticus 21:14 KJV Leviticus 21:14 BibleApps.com Leviticus 21:14 Biblia Paralela Leviticus 21:14 Chinese Bible Leviticus 21:14 French Bible Leviticus 21:14 Catholic Bible OT Law: Leviticus 21:14 A widow or one divorced (Le Lv Lev.) |
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