Leviticus 21:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Leviticus 21:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Leviticus 21:14 in 6 Bible Translations

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Leviticus 21:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He shall not marry a widow, or one divorced, or a woman who has been defiled, or a prostitute. He shall take a virgin of his own people as a wife.”

Leviticus 21:14 — World English Bible

Leviticus 21:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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.”

Leviticus 21:14 — American Standard Version

Leviticus 21:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“widow, or cast out, or polluted one--a harlot--these he doth not take, but a virgin of his own people he doth take <FI>for<Fi> a wife,”

Leviticus 21:14 — Young's Literal Translation

Leviticus 21:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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.”

Leviticus 21:14 — Darby Translation

Leviticus 21:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But a widowe, or a diuorced woman, or a polluted, or an harlot, these shall he not marrie, but shall take a maide of his owne people to wife:”

Leviticus 21:14 — Geneva Bible

Leviticus 21:14 in Context — Leviticus 21

12 Il ne sortira point du sanctuaire, et ne profanera point le sanctuaire de son Dieu; car l’huile d’onction de son Dieu est une couronne sur lui. Je suis l’Éternel.

13 Il prendra pour femme une vierge.

14 Il ne prendra ni une veuve, ni une femme répudiée, ni une femme déshonorée ou prostituée; mais il prendra pour femme une vierge parmi son peuple.

15 Il ne déshonorera point sa postérité parmi son peuple; car je suis l’Éternel, qui le sanctifie.

16 L’Éternel parla à Moïse, et dit:

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What Does Leviticus 21:14 Mean?

Leviticus 21:14 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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