Leviticus 21:7
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.
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
They must not marry a woman who is a prostitute or has been profaned, nor may they marry a divorced woman, because priests are holy to their God.
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
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.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
They shall not take{H3947} a woman{H802} that is a harlot,{H2181} or profane;{H2491} neither shall they take{H3947} a woman{H802} put away{H1644} from her husband:{H376} for he is holy{H6918} unto his God.{H430}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
They shall not take{H3947}{(H8799)} a wife{H802} that is a whore{H2181}{(H8802)}, or profane{H2491}; neither shall they take{H3947}{(H8799)} a woman{H802} put away{H1644}{(H8803)} from her husband{H376}: for he is holy{H6918} unto his God{H430}.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
Thei shall take no wife that is an whoore, or poluted, or put fro hir husbonde: for a preast is holy vnto his God.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
They shal take no whore, ner one that is defyled, or yt is put awaye from hir husbande, for he is holy vnto his God:
Geneva Bible (1560)
They shall not take to wife an whore, or one polluted, neither shall they marrie a woman diuorced from her husband: for such one is holy vnto his God.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
Let them not take a wyfe that is an whore, or polluted, nor put from her husband: for such a one is holy vnto his god.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
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.
Webster's Bible (1833)
"'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.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
`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;
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
They may not take as wife a loose or common woman, or one who has been put away by her husband: for the priest is holy to his God.
World English Bible (2000)
"'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.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
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.
Referenced Verses
- Lev 21:13-14 : 13 And he shall take a wife in her virginity. 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.
- 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.
- Deut 24:1-4 : 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. 2 And when she has departed from his house, she may go and be another man's wife. 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.
- Lev 21:8 : 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.
- Isa 50:1 : 1 Thus says the LORD, Where is the certificate of your mother's divorce, whom I have put away? Or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities you have sold yourselves, and for your transgressions your mother is put away.
- 1 Tim 3:11 : 11 In the same way, their wives must be dignified, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.
Similar Verses (AI)
These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.
- Ezek 44:21-233 verses86%
21 No priest shall drink wine when they enter the inner court.
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.
23 And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and the profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.
- Lev 21:11-166 verses86%
11 Neither shall he go near any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;
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.
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.
15 Neither shall he profane his descendants among his people: for I the LORD do sanctify him.
16 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
- Lev 21:3-64 verses82%
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.
5 They shall not make baldness upon their heads, nor shave off the corner of their beards, nor make any cuts in their flesh.
6 They shall be holy to their God, and not profane the name of their God: for they offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and the bread of their God: therefore they shall be holy.
- Lev 21:8-92 verses79%
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.
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12 If the priest's daughter also is married to a stranger, she may not eat of an offering of the holy things.
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15 And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer unto the LORD;
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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.
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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.
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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.
- Lev 21:21-233 verses73%
21 No man who has a blemish of the descendants of Aaron the priest shall come near to offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire: he has a blemish; he shall not come near to offer the bread of his God.
22 He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.
23 Only he shall not go beyond the veil, nor come near the altar, because he has a blemish; that he does not profane my sanctuaries: for I the LORD do sanctify them.
- Lev 18:18-203 verses73%
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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30 A man shall not take his father's wife, nor uncover his father's bed.
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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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2 Speak unto Aaron and his sons, that they set themselves apart from the holy things of the children of Israel, and that they do not profane my holy name in those things which they consecrate unto me: I am the LORD.
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2 You shall not take a wife for yourself, nor shall you have sons or daughters in this place.
- Exod 34:15-162 verses72%
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.
- Lev 22:9-102 verses72%
9 They shall therefore keep my ordinance, lest they bear sin for it, and die thereby, if they profane it: I the LORD do sanctify them.
10 No stranger shall eat of the holy thing: a temporary resident of the priest, or a hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing.
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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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7 Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be holy: for I am the LORD your God.
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17 There shall be no prostitute of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel.
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17 Neither shall he multiply wives for himself, lest his heart turn away; nor shall he greatly multiply silver and gold for himself.
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32 Neither shall you profane my holy name; but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel: I am the LORD who sanctifies you,
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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.
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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.
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10 If he takes another wife, he shall not diminish her food, her clothing, or her marriage rights.
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7 He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or his mother, for his brother, or his sister, when they die: because the consecration of his God is upon his head.
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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.
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2 Nevertheless, to avoid sexual immorality, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.
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6 But let none come into the house of the LORD, except the priests, and those that minister of the Levites; they shall go in, for they are holy: but all the people shall keep the watch of the LORD.
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25 And they shall not go near a dead person to defile themselves; but for a father, or for a mother, or for a son, or for a daughter, for a brother, or for a sister who has had no husband, they may defile themselves.
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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?
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4 Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge.
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13 And they shall not come near to me, to perform the office of a priest to me, nor to come near to any of my holy things, in the most holy place; but they shall bear their shame, and their abominations which they have committed.