Leviticus 21:14
A widow, or a divorced woman, or profane, or a harlot, these he shall not take: but he shall take a virgin of his own people as a wife.
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
He must not marry a widow, a divorced woman, a woman who has been defiled, or a prostitute. He may only marry a virgin from among his own people.
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
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 peop to wife.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
A widow,{H490} or one divorced, or a profane{H2491} woman,{H1644} a harlot,{H2181} these shall he not take:{H3947} but a virgin{H1330} of his own people{H5971} shall he take{H3947} to wife.{H802}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
A widow{H490}, or a divorced woman{H1644}{(H8803)}, or profane{H2491}, or an harlot{H2181}{(H8802)}, these shall he not take{H3947}{(H8799)}: but he shall take{H3947}{(H8799)} a virgin{H1330} of his own people{H5971} to wife{H802}.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
but no wedowe nor deuorsed nor poluted whoore. But he shall take a mayden of his awne people to wife,
Coverdale Bible (1535)
but no wedowe, ner deuorsed, ner defyled, ner whore, but a virgin of his awne people shal he take to wife,
Geneva Bible (1560)
But a widowe, or a diuorced woman, or a polluted, or an harlot, these shall he not marrie, but shall take a maide of his owne people to wife:
Bishops' Bible (1568)
But a wydowe, a deuorsed woman, or a polluted, or a harlot, these shall he not marrie: but shall take a mayde of his owne people to wyfe.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
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.
Webster's Bible (1833)
A widow, or one divorced, or a woman who has been defiled, or a prostitute, these he shall not marry: but a virgin of his own people shall he take as a wife.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
widow, or cast out, or polluted one -- a harlot -- these he doth not take, but a virgin of his own people he doth take `for' a wife,
American Standard Version (1901)
A widow, or one divorced, or a profane woman, a harlot, these shall he not take: but a virgin of his own people shall he take to wife.
American Standard Version (1901)
A widow, or one divorced, or a profane woman, a harlot, these shall he not take: but a virgin of his own people shall he take to wife.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
A widow, or one whose husband has put her away, or a common woman of loose behaviour, may not be the wife of a priest; but let him take a virgin from among his people.
World English Bible (2000)
A widow, or one divorced, or a woman who has been defiled, or a prostitute, these he shall not marry: but a virgin of his own people shall he take as a wife.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
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.
Referenced Verses
- Lev 21:7 : 7 They shall not take a wife who is a whore, or profane; nor shall they take a woman divorced from her husband: for he is holy to his God.
- Ezek 44:22 : 22 Neither shall they marry widows, nor her who is divorced; but they shall take virgins of the descendants of the house of Israel, or a widow who had a priest before.
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Lev 21:12-132 verses91%
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.
13 And he shall take a wife in her virginity.
- Lev 21:7-93 verses86%
7 They shall not take a wife who is a whore, or profane; nor shall they take a woman divorced from her husband: for he is holy to his God.
8 You shall sanctify him therefore; for he offers the bread of your God: he shall be holy to you: for I the LORD, who sanctify you, am holy.
9 And the daughter of any priest, if she profanes herself by playing the whore, she profanes her father: she shall be burned with fire.
- 85%
22 Neither shall they marry widows, nor her who is divorced; but they shall take virgins of the descendants of the house of Israel, or a widow who had a priest before.
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15 Neither shall he profane his descendants among his people: for I the LORD do sanctify him.
- Lev 21:2-43 verses75%
2 But for his relative who is near to him, that is, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother,
3 And for his sister, a virgin who is near to him, who has had no husband; for her he may defile himself.
4 But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
- Deut 24:3-53 verses75%
3 And if the latter husband dislikes her, and writes her a certificate of divorce, and gives it in her hand, and sends her out of his house; or if the latter husband dies, who took her to be his wife;
4 Her former husband, who sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after she is defiled; for that is an abomination before the LORD: and you shall not cause the land to sin, which the LORD your God gives you as an inheritance.
5 When a man has taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war, nor shall he be charged with any business: but he shall be free at home one year, and shall bring joy to his wife whom he has taken.
- Exod 21:9-102 verses74%
9 And if he has betrothed her to his son, he shall deal with her according to the custom of daughters.
10 If he takes another wife, he shall not diminish her food, her clothing, or her marriage rights.
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7 And what man is there who has betrothed a wife, and has not taken her? let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man take her.
- 72%
11 And see among the captives a beautiful woman, and have a desire for her, that you would have her as your wife;
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30 A man shall not take his father's wife, nor uncover his father's bed.
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3 Neither shall you make marriages with them; your daughter you shall not give to his son, nor his daughter shall you take for your son.
- 72%
2 You shall not take a wife for yourself, nor shall you have sons or daughters in this place.
- Lev 22:12-132 verses72%
12 If the priest's daughter also is married to a stranger, she may not eat of an offering of the holy things.
13 But if the priest's daughter is a widow, or divorced, and has no child, and is returned unto her father's house, as in her youth, she may eat of her father's food: but no stranger shall eat thereof.
- Lev 18:18-203 verses71%
18 Nor shall you take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, besides the other in her lifetime.
19 Also you shall not approach a woman to uncover her nakedness as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness.
20 Moreover, you shall not lie carnally with your neighbor's wife, to defile yourself with her.
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1 When a man takes a wife and marries her, and it comes to pass that she finds no favor in his eyes, because he has found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a certificate of divorce, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house.
- 71%
21 And if a man shall take his brother's wife, it is an unclean thing: he has uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless.
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9 But every vow of a widow, and of her who is divorced, by which they have bound their souls, shall stand against her.
- Deut 22:13-142 verses71%
13 If any man takes a wife and goes in to her and hates her,
14 And gives occasions of speech against her, and brings up an evil name upon her, and says, I took this woman, and when I came to her, I found her not a virgin.
- Exod 34:15-162 verses70%
15 Lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go whoring after their gods, and do sacrifice to their gods, and one of them invites you, and you eat his sacrifice.
16 And you take their daughters for your sons, and their daughters go whoring after their gods, and make your sons go whoring after their gods.
- 70%
17 Neither shall he multiply wives for himself, lest his heart turn away; nor shall he greatly multiply silver and gold for himself.
- 70%
23 If a young woman who is a virgin is betrothed to a husband, and a man finds her in the city and lies with her,
- 70%
9 Do not let a widow be taken into the number under sixty years old, having been the wife of one man,
- Exod 22:16-172 verses70%
16 If a man entices a maid who is not betrothed and lies with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife.
17 If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.
- Deut 21:13-142 verses70%
13 And she shall put off the clothes of her captivity and remain in your house, and mourn for her father and her mother a full month: and after that you shall go in to her, and be her husband, and she shall be your wife.
14 And it shall be, if you have no delight in her, then you shall let her go where she will; but you shall not sell her at all for money, you shall not make merchandise of her, because you have humbled her.
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36 But if any man thinks he is behaving improperly toward his virgin, if she is past the flower of youth, and thus it must be, let him do what he will. He does not sin; let them marry.
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28 If a man finds a young woman who is a virgin, who is not betrothed, and seizes her and lies with her, and they are found,
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15 Who has not eaten upon the mountains, nor lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, has not defiled his neighbor's wife,
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30 You shall marry a wife, and another man shall lie with her: you shall build a house, and you shall not dwell therein: you shall plant a vineyard, and shall not gather the grapes thereof.
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6 And has not eaten upon the mountains, nor lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, nor defiled his neighbor's wife, nor come near to a menstruous woman,
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14 And if a man takes a wife and her mother, it is wickedness: they shall be burned with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you.
- 69%
29 Do not prostitute your daughter, to cause her to become a whore; lest the land become full of whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness.
- 69%
12 Otherwise, if you do at all turn back, and join to the remnant of these nations, even those that remain among you, and make marriages with them, and go in to them, and they to you:
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11 Judah has dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah has profaned the holiness of the LORD which he loved, and has married the daughter of a foreign god.
- 69%
7 What shall we do for wives for those who remain, seeing we have sworn by the LORD that we will not give them our daughters as wives?
- 68%
8 And every daughter that possesses an inheritance in any tribe of the children of Israel shall marry one of the family of the tribe of her father, so that each of the children of Israel may enjoy the inheritance of his fathers.