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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.

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
אִשָּׁ֨ה'i.Shaha womanH802 →
זֹנָ֤הzo.Naha prostituteH2181 →
וַחֲלָלָה֙va.cha.la.Lahand a [woman] profanedH2491 →
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808 →
יִקָּ֔חוּyi.Ka.chuthey will takeH3947 →
וְאִשָּׁ֛הve.'i.Shahand a womanH802 →
גְּרוּשָׁ֥הge.ru.ShahdivorcedH1644 →
מֵאִישָׁ֖הּme.'i.Shahfrom husband herH376 →
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808 →
יִקָּ֑חוּyi.Ka.chuthey will takeH3947 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
קָדֹ֥שׁka.Dosh[is] holyH6918 →
ה֖וּאhu'heH1931 →
לֵאלֹהָֽיו׃le.lo.Havto God hisH430 →

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Leviticus 21:13–14The woman he marries must be a virgin.Ezekiel 44:22And 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.Leviticus 21:8You 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.1 Timothy 3:11In the same way, the women must be dignified, not slanderers, but temperate and faithful in all things.Leviticus 21:13The woman he marries must be a virgin.Leviticus 19:29You must not defile your daughter by making her a prostitute, or the land will be prostituted and filled with depravity.Leviticus 21:14He is not to marry a widow, a divorced woman, or one defiled by prostitution. He is to marry a virgin from his own people,Deuteronomy 33:8Concerning Levi he said: “Give Your Thummim to Levi and Your Urim to Your godly one, whom You tested at Massah and contested at the waters of Meribah.Deuteronomy 24:1–4If 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.Isaiah 50:1This is what the LORD says: “Where is your mother’s certificate of divorce with which I sent her away? Or to which of My creditors did I sell you? Look, you were sold for your iniquities, and for your transgressions your mother was sent away.Titus 1:6An 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.Deuteronomy 24:2If, after leaving his house, she goes and becomes another man’s wife,Ezra 10:18Among the descendants of the priests who had married foreign women were found these descendants of Jeshua son of Jozadak and his brothers:Numbers 30:9Every vow a widow or divorced woman pledges to fulfill is binding on her.

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Moses and Aaron Appear before Pharaoh — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Moses and Aaron Appear before Pharaoh — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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