Ezekiel 44:22 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Ezekiel 44:22 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ezekiel 44:22 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ezekiel 44:22 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“They shall not take for their wives a widow, or her who is put away; but they shall take virgins of the offspring of the house of Israel, or a widow who is the widow of a priest.”
Ezekiel 44:22 — World English Bible
Ezekiel 44:22 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Neither shall they take for their wives a widow, nor her that is put away; but they shall take virgins of the seed of the house of Israel, or a widow that is the widow of a priest. ”
Ezekiel 44:22 — American Standard Version
Ezekiel 44:22 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And a widow and divorced woman they do not take to them for wives: but--virgins of the seed of the house of Israel, and the widow who is widow of a priest, do they take.”
Ezekiel 44:22 — Young's Literal Translation
Ezekiel 44:22 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And they shall not 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 is the widow of a priest. ”
Ezekiel 44:22 — Darby Translation
Ezekiel 44:22 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Neither shall they take for their wiues a widowe, or her that is diuorced: but they shall take maidens of the seede of the house of Israel, or a widow that hath bene the widow of a Priest.”
Ezekiel 44:22 — Geneva Bible
Ezekiel 44:22 in Context — Ezekiel 44
20 Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only poll their heads.
21 Neither shall any priest drink wine, when they enter into the inner court.
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.
23 And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.
24 And in controversy they shall stand in judgment; and they shall judge it according to my judgments: and they shall keep my laws and my statutes in all mine assemblies; and they shall hallow my sabbaths.
What Does Ezekiel 44:22 Mean?
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