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Leviticus 21:14
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Leviticus 21:14
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He must not marry a widow, a divorced woman, or a woman defiled by prostitution, but only a virgin from his own people,
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Leviticus 21:14 in Other Translations
KJV
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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.
ESV
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A widow, or a divorced woman, or a woman who has been defiled, or a prostitute, these he shall not marry. But he shall take as his wife a virgin of his own people,
NLT
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He may not marry a widow, a woman who is divorced, or a woman who has defiled herself by prostitution. She must be a virgin from his own clan,
MSG
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not a widow, not a divorcee, not a cult prostitute - he is only to marry a virgin from his own people.
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He is not to marry a widow, a divorced woman, or one defiled by prostitution. He is to marry a virgin from his own people,
Leviticus 21:14 In-Context
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nor leave the sanctuary of his God or desecrate it, because he has been dedicated by the anointing oil of his God. I am the LORD.
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“ ‘The woman he marries must be a virgin.
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He must not marry a widow, a divorced woman, or a woman defiled by prostitution, but only a virgin from his own people,
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so that he will not defile his offspring among his people. I am the LORD, who makes him holy.’ ”
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The LORD said to Moses,
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