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

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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 his God.”

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 No harán calva en su cabeza, ni raerán la punta de su barba, ni en su carne harán rasguños.

6 Santos serán á su Dios, y no profanarán el nombre de su Dios; porque los fuegos de Jehová y el pan de su Dios ofrecen: por tanto serán santos.

7 Mujer ramera ó infame no tomarán: ni tomarán mujer repudiada de su marido: porque es santo á su Dios.

8 Lo santificarás por tanto, pues el pan de tu Dios ofrece: santo será para ti, porque santo soy yo Jehová vuestro santificador.

9 Y la hija del varón sacerdote, si comenzare á fornicar, á su padre amancilla: quemada será al fuego.

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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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