Leviticus 21:14
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
A widow,אַלְמָנָ֤ה
(al·ma·nah)
490: a widowfem. of alman
or a divorcedוּגְרוּשָׁה֙
(u·ge·ru·shah)
1644: to drive out, cast outa prim. root
woman, or one who is profanedוַחֲלָלָ֣ה
(va·cha·la·lah)
2491b: profanedfrom chalal
by harlotry,זֹנָ֔ה
(zo·nah,)
2181: to commit fornication, be a harlota prim. root
theseאֵ֖לֶּה
(el·leh)
428: thesea prim. pronoun
he may not take;יִקָּ֑ח
(yik·kach;)
3947: to takea prim. root
but ratherכִּ֛י
(ki)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
he is to marryיִקַּ֥ח
(yik·kach)
3947: to takea prim. root
a virginבְּתוּלָ֥ה
(be·tu·lah)
1330: a virginfrom an unused word
of his own people,מֵעַמָּ֖יו
(me·'am·mav)
5971b: kinsmanfrom im


















KJV Lexicon
A widow
'almanah  (al-maw-naw')
a widow; also a desolate place -- desolate house (palace), widow.
or a divorced woman
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.
or profane
chalal  (khaw-lawl')
pierced (especially to death); figuratively, polluted -- kill, profane, slain (man), slew, (deadly) wounded.
or an harlot
zanah  (zaw-naw')
to commit adultery; figuratively, to commit idolatry (the Jewish people being regarded as the spouse of Jehovah)
these shall he not take
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
but he shall take
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
a virgin
bthuwlah  (beth-oo-law')
a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city or state -- maid, virgin.
of his own people
`am  (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
to wife
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
'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,

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.

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,

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.

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.

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.

King James 2000 Bible
A widow, or a divorced woman, or defiled, or a harlot, these shall he not take: but he shall take a virgin of his own people as wife.
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