Ezekiel 44:22
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"And they shall not marryיִקְח֥וּ
(yik·chu)
3947: to takea prim. root
a widowוְאַלְמָנָה֙
(ve·'al·ma·nah)
490: a widowfem. of alman
or a divorcedוּגְרוּשָׁ֔ה
(u·ge·ru·shah,)
1644: to drive out, cast outa prim. root
woman but shall takeיִקָּֽחוּ׃
(yik·ka·chu.)
3947: to takea prim. root
virginsבְּתוּלֹ֗ת
(be·tu·lot)
1330: a virginfrom an unused word
from the offspringמִזֶּ֙רַע֙
(miz·ze·ra)
2233: a sowing, seed, offspringfrom zara
of the houseבֵּ֣ית
(beit)
1004: a housea prim. root
of Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
(yis·ra·'el,)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
or a widowאַלְמָנָ֔ה
(al·ma·nah,)
490: a widowfem. of alman
whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
is the widow 
 
490: a widowfem. of alman
of a priest.מִכֹּהֵ֖ן
(mik·ko·hen)
3548: priestfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
Neither shall they take
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
for their wives
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
a widow
'almanah  (al-maw-naw')
a widow; also a desolate place -- desolate house (palace), widow.
nor her that is put away
garash  (gaw-rash')
to drive out from a possession; especially to expatriate or divorce -- cast up (out), divorced (woman), drive away (forth, out), expel, surely put away, trouble, thrust out.
but they shall take
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
maidens
bthuwlah  (beth-oo-law')
a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city or state -- maid, virgin.
of the seed
zera`  (zeh'-rah)
seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity -- carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time.
of the house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
or a widow
'almanah  (al-maw-naw')
a widow; also a desolate place -- desolate house (palace), widow.
that had a priest
kohen  (ko-hane')
literally, one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman) -- chief ruler, own, priest, prince, principal officer.
before
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"And they shall not marry a widow or a divorced woman but shall take virgins from the offspring of the house of Israel, or a widow who is the widow of a priest.

King James Bible
Neither shall they take for their wives a widow, nor her that is put away: but they shall take maidens of the seed of the house of Israel, or a widow that had a priest before.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He is not to marry a widow or a divorced woman, but must marry a virgin from the offspring of the house of Israel, or a widow who is the widow of a priest.

International Standard Version
They are not to marry a widow or a divorced woman. Instead, they are to marry virgins from the descendants of the house of Israel, or a widow who is the widow of a priest."

NET Bible
They must not marry a widow or a divorcee, but they may marry a virgin from the house of Israel or a widow who is a priest's widow.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They must not marry widows or women who have been divorced. They may marry only virgins from the nation of Israel or widows of priests.

King James 2000 Bible
Neither shall they take for their wives a widow, nor her that is divorced: but they shall take maidens of the descendants of the house of Israel, or a widow of a priest.
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