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Leviticus 21:7

5 They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.

6 They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God: for the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and the bread of their God, they do offer: therefore they shall be holy.

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.

8 Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto thee: for I the LORD, which sanctify you, am holy.

9 And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with 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

    And he shall take a wife in her virginity.

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  • Ezekiel 44:22

    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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  • Leviticus 21:8

    Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto thee: for I the LORD, which sanctify you, am holy.

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  • 1 Timothy 3:11

    Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.

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  • Isaiah 50:1

    Thus saith the LORD, Where is the bill of your mother’s divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves, and for your transgressions is your mother put away.

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  • Deuteronomy 24:1–4

    When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house.

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