Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “’They must not marry women defiled by prostitution or divorced from their husbands, because priests are holy to their God. New Living Translation “Priests may not marry a woman defiled by prostitution, and they may not marry a woman who is divorced from her husband, for the priests are set apart as holy to their God. English Standard Version They shall not marry a prostitute or a woman who has been defiled, neither shall they marry a woman divorced from her husband, for the priest is holy to his God. Berean Standard Bible A priest must not marry a woman defiled by prostitution or divorced by her husband, for the priest is holy to his God. King James Bible 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. New King James Version They shall not take a wife who is a harlot or a defiled woman, nor shall they take a woman divorced from her husband; for the priest is holy to his God. New American Standard Bible They shall not take a woman who is a prostitute and profaned, nor shall they take a woman divorced from her husband; for he is holy to his God. NASB 1995 ‘They shall not take a woman who is profaned by harlotry, nor shall they take a woman divorced from her husband; for he is holy to his God. NASB 1977 ‘They shall not take a woman who is profaned by harlotry, nor shall they take a woman divorced from her husband; for he is holy to his God. Legacy Standard Bible They shall not take a woman who is profaned by harlotry, nor shall they take a woman divorced from her husband; for he is holy to his God. Amplified Bible They shall not take [as a wife] a woman who is a prostitute, nor a woman who is divorced from her husband; for the priest is holy to his God. Christian Standard Bible They are not to marry a woman defiled by prostitution. They are not to marry one divorced by her husband, for the priest is holy to his God. Holman Christian Standard Bible They are not to marry a woman defiled by prostitution. They are not to marry one divorced by her husband, for the priest is holy to his God. American Standard Version They shall not take a woman that is a harlot, or profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he is holy unto his God. Contemporary English Version Don't marry a divorced woman or a woman who has served as a temple prostitute. You are holy, English Revised Version They shall not take a woman that is a harlot, or profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he is holy unto his God. GOD'S WORD® Translation You should never marry prostitutes, those who have lost their virginity, or divorced women because a priest is God's holy man. Good News Translation A priest shall not marry a woman who has been a prostitute or a woman who is not a virgin or who is divorced; he is holy. International Standard Version "They are not to marry a prostitute or a woman who has been dishonored or who was divorced from her husband, because the priest is holy to his God. Majority Standard Bible A priest must not marry a woman defiled by prostitution or divorced by her husband, for the priest is holy to his God. NET Bible They must not take a wife defiled by prostitution, nor are they to take a wife divorced from her husband, for the priest is holy to his God. New Heart English Bible "'They shall not marry a woman who is a prostitute, or profane; neither shall they marry a woman divorced from her husband: for he is holy to his God. Webster's Bible Translation They shall not take a wife that is a lewd woman, or profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he is holy to his God. World English Bible “‘They shall not marry a woman who is a prostitute, or profane. A priest shall not marry a woman divorced from her husband; for he is holy to his God. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThey do not take a woman of harlotry, or defiled, and they do not take a woman cast out from her husband, for he [is] holy to his God; Young's Literal Translation A woman, a harlot, or polluted, they do not take, and a woman cast out from her husband they do not take, for he is holy to his God; Smith's Literal Translation They shall not take a woman, a harlot, or profane; and they shall not take a wife driven away from her husband, for he is holy to his God. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThey shall not take to wife a harlot or a vile prostitute, nor one that has been put away from her husband: because they are consecrated to their God, Catholic Public Domain Version They shall not take as a wife a promiscuous woman, or a prostitute, or her who has been repudiated by her husband. For they are consecrated to their God, New American Bible A priest shall not marry a woman debased by prostitution, nor a woman who has been divorced by her husband; for the priest is holy to his God. New Revised Standard Version They shall not marry a prostitute or a woman who has been defiled; neither shall they marry a woman divorced from her husband. For they are holy to their God, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThey shall not marry a harlot or an unclean woman; neither shall they marry a woman who has been put away from her husband; for he is holy to his God. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated They shall not take a harlot woman and a polluted woman and they shall not take a woman who is divorced from her husband, because he is holy to his God. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917They shall not take a woman that is a harlot, or profaned; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband; for he is holy unto his God. Brenton Septuagint Translation They shall not take a woman who is a harlot and profaned, or a woman put away from her husband; for he is holy to the Lord his God. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Holiness Required of Priests…6They must be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God. Because they present to the LORD the offerings made by fire, the food of their God, they must be holy. 7A priest must not marry a woman defiled by prostitution or divorced by her husband, for the priest is holy to his God. 8You are to regard him as holy, since he presents the food of your God. He shall be holy to you, because I the LORD am holy—I who set you apart.… 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. 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 7:10-11 To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband. / But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife. 1 Corinthians 7:12-15 To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If a brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. / And if a woman has an unbelieving husband and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him. / For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy. ... Matthew 5:32 But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, brings adultery upon her. And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery. Matthew 19:9 Now I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.” Romans 7:2-3 For instance, a married woman is bound by law to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is released from the law of marriage. / So then, if she is joined to another man while her husband is still alive, she is called an adulteress; but if her husband dies, she is free from that law and is not an adulteress if she marries another man. 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. 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, ... Numbers 18:11-13 And this is yours as well: the offering of their gifts, along with all the wave offerings of the Israelites. I have given this to you and your sons and daughters as a permanent statute. Every ceremonially clean person in your household may eat it. / I give you all the freshest olive oil and all the finest new wine and grain that the Israelites give to the LORD as their firstfruits. / The firstfruits of everything in their land that they bring to the LORD will belong to you. Every ceremonially clean person in your household may eat them. 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.” Leviticus 22:12-13 If the priest’s daughter is married to a man other than a priest, she is not to eat of the sacred contributions. / But if a priest’s daughter with no children becomes widowed or divorced and returns to her father’s house, she may share her father’s food as in her youth. But no outsider may share it. Treasury of Scripture 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 to his God. that is a whore Leviticus 21:8 Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto thee: for I the LORD, which sanctify you, am holy. 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. 1 Timothy 3:11 Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things. put away Deuteronomy 24:1-4 When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house… Isaiah 50:1 Thus saith the LORD, Where is the bill of your mother's divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves, and for your transgressions is your mother put away. Jump to Previous Cast Common Defiled Dishonoured Divorced Harlot Harlotry Holy Husband Husbands Lewd Marry Polluted Priest Priests Profane Profaned Prostitute Prostitution Whore Wife WomenJump to Next Cast Common Defiled Dishonoured Divorced Harlot Harlotry Holy Husband Husbands Lewd Marry Polluted Priest Priests Profane Profaned Prostitute Prostitution Whore Wife WomenLeviticus 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 They must not marry The phrase "They must not marry" sets a clear directive for the priests, emphasizing the sanctity and distinctiveness of their role. In Hebrew, the verb used here is "yiqqach," which means "to take" or "to marry." This command underscores the importance of maintaining purity and holiness in the priestly lineage, reflecting God's desire for His representatives to embody His holiness in every aspect of their lives, including their marital choices. a woman defiled by prostitution or divorced from her husband because the priests are holy to their God Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew [A priest] must notלֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no marry יִקָּ֔חוּ (yiq·qā·ḥū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3947: To take a woman אִשָּׁ֨ה (’iš·šāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female defiled וַחֲלָלָה֙ (wa·ḥă·lā·lāh) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 2491: Pierced, polluted by prostitution זֹנָ֤ה (zō·nāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2181: To commit adultery, to commit idolatry or לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no divorced גְּרוּשָׁ֥ה (gə·rū·šāh) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular Strong's 1644: To drive out from a, possession, to expatriate, divorce by her husband, מֵאִישָׁ֖הּ (mê·’î·šāh) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person for כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction [the priest] ה֖וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are is holy קָדֹ֥שׁ (qā·ḏōš) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 6918: Sacred, God, an angel, a saint, a sanctuary to his God. לֵאלֹהָֽיו׃ (lê·lō·hāw) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative Links Leviticus 21:7 NIVLeviticus 21:7 NLT Leviticus 21:7 ESV Leviticus 21:7 NASB Leviticus 21:7 KJV Leviticus 21:7 BibleApps.com Leviticus 21:7 Biblia Paralela Leviticus 21:7 Chinese Bible Leviticus 21:7 French Bible Leviticus 21:7 Catholic Bible OT Law: Leviticus 21:7 They shall not marry a woman who (Le Lv Lev.) |
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