Leviticus 21:7 Parallel Translations

You should never marry prostitutes, those who have lost their virginity, or divorced women because a priest is God's holy man.(GOD'S WORD®)

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.

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.

BBE:

They may not take as wife a loose or common woman, or one who has been put away by her husband: for the priest is holy to his God.

DBY:

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.

ERV:

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.

JPS:

They shall not take a woman that is a harlot, or profaned; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband; for he is holy unto his God.

WBS:

They shall not take a wife that is a lewd woman, or profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he is holy to his God.

WEB:

"'They shall not marry a woman who is a prostitute, or profane; neither shall they marry a woman divorced from her husband: for he is holy to his God.

YLT:

A woman, a harlot, or polluted, they do not take, and a woman cast out from her husband they do not take, for he is holy to his God;

Leviticus 21:7 Cross References

XREF:

Leviticus 21:13 'He shall take a wife in her virginity.

Leviticus 21:14 'A widow, or a divorced woman, or one who is profaned by harlotry, these he may not take; but rather he is to marry a virgin of his own people, (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

21:7 They shall not take a wife [that is] a whore, or {d} profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he [is] holy unto his God.
(d) Which has an evil name or is defamed.

WES:

21:7 Profane - Or defiled, or deflowered, though it were done secretly, or by force: because the priest must take care that all the members of his family be free not only from gross wickedness, but from all suspicions of evil.

MHC:

21:1-24 Laws concerning the priests. - As these priests were types of Christ, so all ministers must be followers of him, that their example may teach others to imitate the Saviour. Without blemish, and separate from sinners, He executed his priestly office on earth. What manner of persons then should his ministers be! But all are, if Christians, spiritual priests; the minister especially is called to set a good example, that the people may follow it. Our bodily infirmities, blessed be God, cannot now shut us out from his service, from these privileges, or from his heavenly glory. Many a healthful, beautiful soul is lodged in a feeble, deformed body. And those who may not be suited for the work of the ministry, may serve God with comfort in other duties in his church.

CONC:

Cast Common Defiled Dishonoured Divorced Harlot Harlotry Holy Husband Husbands Lewd Loose Marry Polluted Priest Priests Profane Profaned Prostitute Prostitution Whore Wife Women

Cast Common Defiled Dishonoured Divorced Harlot Harlotry Holy Husband Husbands Lewd Marry Polluted Priest Priests Profane Profaned Prostitute Prostitution Whore Wife Women

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