Leviticus 21:14
A widow, or a divorced woman, or profane, or an harlot, these shall he not take: but he shall take a virgin of his own people to wife.
Leviticus 21:14 in other translations
| BSB | He is not to marry a widow, a divorced woman, or one defiled by prostitution. He is to marry a virgin from his own people, |
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| WEB | He shall not marry a widow, or one divorced, or a woman who has been defiled, or a prostitute. He shall take a virgin of his own people as a wife. |
| ASV | A widow, or one divorced, or a profane woman, a harlot, these shall he not take: but a virgin of his own people shall he take to wife. |
| YLT | widow, or cast out, or polluted one--a harlot--these he doth not take, but a virgin of his own people he doth take for a wife, |
| DARBY | A widow, or a divorced woman, or a dishonoured one, a harlot, these shall he not take; but he shall take as wife a virgin from among his peoples. |
| BBE | A widow, or one whose husband has put her away, or a common woman of loose behaviour, may not be the wife of a priest; but let him take a virgin from among his people. |
| Webster | A widow, or a divorced woman, or profane, or a harlot, these shall he not take: but he shall take a virgin of his own people for a wife. |
What does Leviticus 21:14 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 21:10-15
10-15. he that is the high priest among his brethren ... shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes--The indulgence in the excepted cases of family bereavement, mentioned above [Le 21:2, 3], which was granted to the common priests, was denied to him; for his absence from the sanctuary for the removal of any contracted defilement could not have been dispensed with, neither could he have acted as intercessor for…
Leviticus 21:14 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Leviticus 21:14
- Leviticus 21:7
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.
- 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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Context
- Leviticus 21:13
And he shall take a wife in her virginity.
- Leviticus 21:14
A widow, or a divorced woman, or profane, or an harlot, these shall he not take: but he shall take a virgin of his own people to wife.
- Leviticus 21:15
Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the Lord do sanctify him.
Leviticus 21:14 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Viuda, ó repudiada, ó infame, ó ramera, éstas no tomará: mas tomará virgen de sus pueblos por mujer. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Une veuve, ou une répudiée, ou une femme déshonorée, une prostituée, il ne les prendra point; mais il prendra pour femme une vierge d’entre ses peuples. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Eine Witwe und eine Verstoßene und eine Entehrte, eine Hure, diese soll er nicht nehmen; sondern eine Jungfrau aus seinen Völkern soll er zum Weibe nehmen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | viduam autem et repudiatam, et sordidam, atque meretricem non accipiet, sed puellam de populo suo: |