Leviticus 21:7
21:6 They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God: for the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and the bread of their God, they do offer: therefore they shall be holy.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.
KJV
“‘They shall not marry a woman who is a prostitute, or profane. They shall not marry a woman divorced from her husband; for he is holy to his God.
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.
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 to his God.
What does Leviticus 21:7 mean?
Leviticus 21:7 is a verse in the book of Leviticus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include לָקַח (lâqach), אִשָּׁה (ʼishshâh), זָנָה (zânâh).
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Verses like this
Other verses that share key original-language words with Leviticus 21:7.
And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. made: Heb. builded
Genesis 2:23And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. Woman: Heb. Isha Man: Heb. Ish
Genesis 3:6And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. pleasant: Heb. a desire
Genesis 7:2Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female. by sevens: Heb. seven seven
Leviticus 21:14A 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.
Genesis 11:29And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.
Genesis 11:31And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.
Genesis 12:15The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.
Frequently asked questions
What does Leviticus 21:7 say?
Leviticus 21:7 (King James Version) reads: "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."
Is Leviticus 21:7 in the Old or New Testament?
Leviticus 21:7 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Leviticus.
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