Leviticus 21:13

21:12 Neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am the LORD.

And he shall take a wife in her virginity.

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“‘He shall take a wife in her virginity.

And he shall take a wife in her virginity.

21:14 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.

What does Leviticus 21:13 mean?

Leviticus 21:13 is a verse in the book of Leviticus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include לָקַח (lâqach), אִשָּׁה (ʼishshâh), בְּתוּלִים (bᵉthûwlîym).

Hebrew interlinear

And

shall

takeלָקַחlâqach/law-kakh'/H3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)

wifeאִשָּׁהʼishshâh/ish-shaw'/H802a woman

her

virginity.בְּתוּלִיםbᵉthûwlîym/beth-oo-leem'/H1331(collectively and abstractly) virginity; by implication and concretely, the tokens of it

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Frequently asked questions

What does Leviticus 21:13 say?

Leviticus 21:13 (King James Version) reads: "And he shall take a wife in her virginity."

Is Leviticus 21:13 in the Old or New Testament?

Leviticus 21:13 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Leviticus.

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As you read Leviticus 21:13, what is one truth here you can carry into today?

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