Leviticus 21:7

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

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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KJV

King James 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.

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WEB

World English Bible

“‘They shall not marry a woman who is a prostitute, or profane. A priest shall not marry a woman divorced from her husband; for he is holy to his God.

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ASV

American Standard Version

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.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Leviticus 21

⁵ Priests must not make bald spots on their heads, shave off the edges of their beards, or make cuts in their bodies.

⁶ They must be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God. Because they present to the LORD the food offerings, the food of their God, they must be holy.

⁷ A priest must not marry a woman defiled by prostitution or divorced by her husband, for the priest is holy to his God.

⁸ You 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.

⁹ If a priest’s daughter defiles herself by prostituting herself, she profanes her father; she must be burned in the fire.

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