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Leviticus 21:7

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 offerings made by fire, the food of their God, they must be holy.

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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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
A priest must not marry a woman defiled by prostitution or divorced by her husband, for the priest is holy to 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.
WEB
“‘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.
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.
DARBY
They shall not take as wife a whore, or a dishonoured woman; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband; for he is holy unto his God.
BLB
And they shall not take a woman, a prostitute or defiled, or a woman cast out from her husband they shall not take, for he [is] holy to his God.
ÅB
En skjøge eller en kvinne som er vanæret, skal de ikke ta til ekte, og heller ikke en kvinne som hennes mann har skilt seg fra; for presten er hellig for sin Gud.
OTB
De må ikke gifte seg med en kvinne som er en prostituert eller har blitt vanhelliget, og de skal heller ikke gifte seg med en kvinne som er skilt fra sin mann, for de er hellige for sin Gud.
B1930
En skjøge eller en kvinne som er vanæret, skal de ikke ta til ekte, og heller ikke en kvinne som hennes mann har skilt sig fra; for presten er hellig for sin Gud.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Leviticus 21:13–14

    The woman he marries must be a virgin.

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  • Ezekiel 44:22

    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.

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  • Leviticus 21:8

    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.

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  • 1 Timothy 3:11

    In the same way, the women must be dignified, not slanderers, but temperate and faithful in all things.

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  • Isaiah 50:1

    This 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.

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  • Deuteronomy 24:1–4

    If 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.

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