Parallel Verses
NET Bible
If a daughter of a priest profanes herself by engaging in prostitution, she is profaning her father. She must be burned to death.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire.
Holman Bible
If a priest’s daughter defiles herself by promiscuity,
International Standard Version
"Now if the daughter of any priest defiles herself by being a prostitute, she defiles her father. She is to be incinerated.
A Conservative Version
And the daughter of any priest, if she profanes herself by playing the harlot, she profanes her father. She shall be burnt with fire.
American Standard Version
And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the harlot, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire.
Amplified
The daughter of any priest who profanes herself by prostitution profanes her father; she shall be burned in fire.
Bible in Basic English
And if the daughter of a priest makes herself common and by her loose behaviour puts shame on her father, let her be burned with fire.
Darby Translation
And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burned with fire.
Julia Smith Translation
And the daughter of a man a priest, if she shall be profaned to commit fornication, it is profaning her father: she shall be burnt in fire.
King James 2000
And the daughter of any priest, if she defiles herself by playing the harlot, she defiles her father: she shall be burned with fire.
Lexham Expanded Bible
" 'As for the daughter of any priest, if she is defiled by prostituting, she is disgracing her father--she shall be burned in the fire.
Modern King James verseion
And the daughter of any priest, if she profanes herself by going whoring, she profanes her father. She shall be burned with fire.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
If a priest's daughter fall to play the whore, she polluteth her father: therefore she shall be burnt with fire.
New Heart English Bible
"'The daughter of any priest, if she profanes herself by playing the prostitute, she profanes her father: she shall be burned with fire.
The Emphasized Bible
And, the daughter of any priest, when she profaneth herself by unchastity, Her father, she, doth profane, with fire, shall she be consumed.
Webster
And the daughter of any priest, if she shall profane herself by lewdness, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire.
World English Bible
"'The daughter of any priest, if she profanes herself by playing the prostitute, she profanes her father: she shall be burned with fire.
Youngs Literal Translation
And a daughter of any priest when she polluteth herself by going a-whoring -- her father she is polluting; with fire she is burnt.
Themes
Christian ministers » Marriage of
The high priest » Forbidden to mourn for any
Mourning » Priests prohibited, except for the nearest of kin
Priest » The time of moses » Marriage of
priests » The duties of a priest
Punishment » Death penalty » Modes of execution » Burning
Punishment » Death penalty » Mosaic law » Death penalty » Promiscuity
Topics
Interlinear
Chalal
Zanah
Chalal
'ab
References
Hastings
Smith
Watsons
Word Count of 20 Translations in Leviticus 21:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Regulations Concerning Priests
8 You must sanctify him because he presents the food of your God. He must be holy to you because I, the Lord who sanctifies you all, am holy. 9 If a daughter of a priest profanes herself by engaging in prostitution, she is profaning her father. She must be burned to death. 10 "'The high priest -- who is greater than his brothers, on whose head the anointing oil is poured, who has been ordained to wear the priestly garments -- must neither dishevel the hair of his head nor tear his garments.
Cross References
Genesis 38:24
After three months Judah was told, "Your daughter-in-law Tamar has turned to prostitution, and as a result she has become pregnant." Judah said, "Bring her out and let her be burned!"
Leviticus 19:29
Do not profane your daughter by making her a prostitute, so that the land does not practice prostitution and become full of lewdness.
Leviticus 20:14
If a man has sexual intercourse with both a woman and her mother, it is lewdness. Both he and they must be burned to death, so there is no lewdness in your midst.
Joshua 7:15
The one caught with the riches must be burned up along with all who belong to him, because he violated the Lord's covenant and did such a disgraceful thing in Israel.'"
Joshua 7:25
Joshua said, "Why have you brought disaster on us? The Lord will bring disaster on you today!" All Israel stoned him to death. (They also stoned and burned the others.)
1 Samuel 2:17
The sin of these young men was very great in the Lord's sight, for they treated the Lord's offering with contempt.
1 Samuel 2:34
This will be a confirming sign for you that will be fulfilled through your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas: in a single day they both will die!
1 Samuel 3:13-14
You should tell him that I am about to judge his house forever because of the sin that he knew about. For his sons were cursing God, and he did not rebuke them.
Isaiah 33:14
Sinners are afraid in Zion; panic grips the godless. They say, 'Who among us can coexist with destructive fire? Who among us can coexist with unquenchable fire?'
Ezekiel 9:6
Old men, young men, young women, little children, and women -- wipe them out! But do not touch anyone who has the mark. Begin at my sanctuary!" So they began with the elders who were at the front of the temple.
Malachi 2:3
I am about to discipline your children and will spread offal on your faces, the very offal produced at your festivals, and you will be carried away along with it.
Matthew 11:20-24
Then Jesus began to criticize openly the cities in which he had done many of his miracles, because they did not repent.
1 Timothy 3:4-5
He must manage his own household well and keep his children in control without losing his dignity.
Titus 1:6
An elder must be blameless, the husband of one wife, with faithful children who cannot be charged with dissipation or rebellion.