Leviticus 21:9
And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire.
Leviticus 21:9 in other translations
| BSB | 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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| WEB | “‘The daughter of any priest, if she profanes herself by playing the prostitute, she profanes her father. She shall be burned with fire. |
| ASV | And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the harlot, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire. |
| YLT | ‘And a daughter of any priest when she polluteth herself by going a-whoring--her father she is polluting; with fire she is burnt. |
| DARBY | And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burned with fire. |
| BBE | And if the daughter of a priest makes herself common and by her loose behaviour puts shame on her father, let her be burned with fire. |
| Webster | And the daughter of any priest, if she shall profane herself by lewdness, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire. |
What does Leviticus 21:9 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 21:7-9
7-9. They shall not take a wife that is a whore, or profane--Private individuals might form several connections, which were forbidden as inexpedient or improper in priests. The respectability of their office, and the honor of religion, required unblemished sanctity in their families as well as themselves, and departures from it in their case were visited with severer punishment than in that of others.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Leviticus 21:9 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Leviticus 21:9
- Genesis 38:24
And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.
- Leviticus 19:29
Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness.
- Titus 1:6
If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.
- 1 Samuel 2:34
And this shall be a sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas; in one day they shall die both of them.
- 1 Timothy 3:4-5
One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
- Joshua 7:25
And Joshua said, Why hast thou troubled us? the Lord shall trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire, after they had stoned them with stones.
- Joshua 7:15
And it shall be, that he that is taken with the accursed thing shall be burnt with fire, he and all that he hath: because he hath transgressed the covenant of the Lord, and because he hath wrought folly in Israel.
- Leviticus 20:14
And if a man take a wife and her mother, it is wickedness: they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you.
- Ezekiel 9:6
Slay utterly old and young, both maids, and little children, and women: but come not near any man upon whom is the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the ancient men which were before the house.
- Isaiah 33:14
The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?
- 1 Samuel 3:13-14
For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not. And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever.
- Matthew 11:20-24
Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not: Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you. And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. …
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Context
- 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.
- Leviticus 21:9
And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire.
- Leviticus 21:10
And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes;
Leviticus 21:9 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y la hija del varón sacerdote, si comenzare á fornicar, á su padre amancilla: quemada será al fuego. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et si la fille d’un sacrificateur se profane en se prostituant, elle profane son père; elle sera brûlée au feu. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und wenn die Tochter eines Priesters sich durch Hurerei entweiht, so entweiht sie ihren Vater: sie soll mit Feuer verbrannt werden. - |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Sacerdotis filia si deprehensa fuerit in stupro, et violaverit nomen patris sui, flammis exuretur. |