Leviticus 21:13
Strong's Lexicon
The woman
אִשָּׁ֥ה (’iš·šāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 802: 1) woman, wife, female 1a) woman (opposite of man) 1b) wife (woman married to a man) 1c) female (of animals) 1d) each, every (pronoun)

he
וְה֕וּא (wə·hū)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1931: pron 3p s 1) he, she, it 1a) himself (with emphasis) 1b) resuming subj with emphasis 1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate) 1d) (anticipating subj) 1e) (emphasising predicate) 1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron 2) that (with article)

marries
יִקָּֽח׃ (yiq·qāḥ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3947: 1) to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to take, take in the hand 1a2) to take and carry along 1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away 1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept 1a5) to take up or upon, put upon 1a6) to fetch 1a7) to take, lead, conduct 1a8) to take, capture, seize 1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be captured 1b2) to be taken away, be removed 1b3) to be taken, brought unto 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to be taken from or out of 1c2) to be stolen from 1c3) to be taken captive 1c4) to be taken away, be removed 1d) (Hophal) 1d1) to be taken unto, be brought unto 1d2) to be taken out of 1d3) to be taken away 1e) (Hithpael) 1e1) to take hold of oneself 1e2) to flash about (of lightning)

must be a virgin.
בִבְתוּלֶ֖יהָ (ḇiḇ·ṯū·le·hā)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1331: 1) virginity

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The woman he marries must be a virgin.

Young's Literal Translation
‘And he taketh a wife in her virginity;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He is to marry a woman who is a virgin.

New American Standard Bible
He shall take a wife in her virginity.

King James Bible
And he shall take a wife in her virginity.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
"'The woman he marries must be a virgin.

New Living Translation
"The high priest may marry only a virgin.

English Standard Version
And he shall take a wife in her virginity.

New American Standard Bible
'He shall take a wife in her virginity.

King James Bible
And he shall take a wife in her virginity.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He is to marry a woman who is a virgin.

International Standard Version
"Furthermore, he is to marry a true virgin.

NET Bible
He must take a wife who is a virgin.

American Standard Version
And he shall take a wife in her virginity.

English Revised Version
And he shall take a wife in her virginity.

Young's Literal Translation
'And he taketh a wife in her virginity;
















Cross References
Leviticus 21:7
They shall not take a wife that is a whore, or profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he is holy unto his God.

Leviticus 21:12
Neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am the LORD.

Leviticus 21:14
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.

Ezekiel 44:22
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.

Leviticus 1:1
And the LORD called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying,

Leviticus 21:11
Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;

Leviticus 21:10
And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes;

Leviticus 21:15
Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the LORD do sanctify him.

Leviticus 21:16
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
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