Leviticus 21:9

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Summary

And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire.

The daughter

Titus 1:6

She shall be burnt

Bible References

The daughter

Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD: for men abhorred the offering of the LORD.

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.

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.

Behold, I will corrupt your seed, and spread dung upon your faces, even the dung of your solemn feasts; and one shall take you away with it.

Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:

One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;

If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.

She shall be burnt

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.

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.

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.

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?