Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
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.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
He is not to marry a widow,
International Standard Version
He is not to marry a widow or one who has been divorced, has been defiled, or has been a prostitute. Instead, he is to take a virgin from among his people as his wife.
A Conservative Version
A widow, or one divorced, or a profane woman, a harlot, these he shall not take, but he shall take to wife a virgin of his own people.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
He may not marry a widow or a divorced woman or one who is profaned by prostitution, but he is to marry a virgin from his own people,
Darby Translation
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.
Julia Smith Translation
A widow, and the driven away, and profane, and an harlot, those he shall not take: but a virgin of his people shall he take a wife.
King James 2000
A widow, or a divorced woman, or defiled, or a harlot, these shall he not take: but he shall take a virgin of his own people as wife.
Lexham Expanded Bible
A widow or a divorced woman or a defiled [woman], a prostitute--these he must not take; he shall take only a virgin from his people [as] wife.
Modern King James verseion
He shall not take a widow or a divorced woman, or profane, or a harlot, but he shall take a virgin of his own people to wife.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
but no widow nor divorced nor polluted whore. But he shall take a maiden of his own people to wife,
NET Bible
He must not marry a widow, a divorced woman, or one profaned by prostitution; he may only take a virgin from his people as a wife.
New Heart English Bible
A widow, or one divorced, or a woman who has been defiled, or a prostitute, these he shall not marry: but a virgin of his own people shall he take as a wife.
The Emphasized Bible
A widow or a divorced woman or one dishonoured - an unchaste woman, these, shall he not take, But, a virgin from among his own kinsfolk, shall he take to wife;
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.
World English Bible
A widow, or one divorced, or a woman who has been defiled, or a prostitute, these he shall not marry: but a virgin of his own people shall he take as a wife.
Youngs Literal Translation
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,
Themes
Christian ministers » Marriage of
Divorce » Priests not to marry women after
Harlots » General references to
The high priest » Typified Christ in » Marrying a virgin
The high priest » To marry a virgin of aaron's family
Marriage » The high priest not to contract, with a widow or a divorced or profane person
Priest » The time of moses » Marriage of
priests » The duties of a priest
Uncleanness » Ceremonially speaking
Virgin » A priest could marry only a
Widow » Priests forbidden to marry
Interlinear
Garash
Zanah
Laqach
Laqach
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Leviticus 21:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
Regulations Concerning Priests
13 And let him take as his wife one who has not had relations with a man. 14 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. 15 And he may not make his seed unclean among his people, for I the Lord have made him holy.
Names
Cross References
Leviticus 21:7
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.
Ezekiel 44:22
And they are not to take as wives any widow or woman whose husband has put her away: but they may take virgins of the seed of Israel, or a widow who is the widow of a priest.