Leviticus 21:7 — Bible Verse (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.”
Leviticus 21:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Leviticus 21:7 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Leviticus 21:7 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Leviticus 21:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““‘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.”
Leviticus 21:7 — World English Bible
Leviticus 21:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Leviticus 21:7 — American Standard Version
Leviticus 21:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`A woman, a harlot, or polluted, they do not take, and a woman cast out from her husband they do not take, for he <FI>is<Fi> holy to his God;”
Leviticus 21:7 — Young's Literal Translation
Leviticus 21:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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 hisGod. ”
Leviticus 21:7 — Darby Translation
Leviticus 21:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“They shall not take to wife an whore, or one polluted, neither shall they marrie a woman diuorced from her husband: for such one is holy vnto his God.”
Leviticus 21:7 — Geneva Bible
Leviticus 21:7 in Context — Leviticus 21
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.
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.
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.
What Does Leviticus 21:7 Mean?
Leviticus 21:7 is a verse from the Book of Leviticus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Leviticus chapter 21. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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