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Ezekiel 44:22

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Ezekiel 44:22

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

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.

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KJV

King James Version

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.

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WEB

World English Bible

They shall not take for their wives a widow, or her who is put away; but they shall take virgins of the offspring of the house of Israel, or a widow who is the widow of a priest.

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ASV

American Standard Version

Neither shall they take for their wives a widow, nor her that is put away; but they shall take virgins of the seed of the house of Israel, or a widow that is the widow of a priest.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Ezekiel 44

20 They must not shave their heads or let their hair grow long, but must carefully trim their hair.

21 No priest may drink wine before he enters the inner court.

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.

23 They are to teach My people the difference between the holy and the common and show them how to discern between the clean and the unclean.

24 In any dispute, they shall officiate as judges and judge according to My ordinances. They must keep My laws and statutes regarding all My appointed feasts, and they must keep My Sabbaths holy.

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King James Version · Public domain outside the United Kingdom
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World English Bible · Public domain
Protestant edition, 66 books, American spelling; uses LORD/GOD for the divine name. Text supplied by eBible.org.

American Standard Version · Public domain
American Standard Version (1901). Text supplied by eBible.org.

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