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Leviticus 21:7

eThey shall not marry a prostitute or a woman who has been defiled, neither shall they marry a woman fdivorced from her husband, for the priest is holy to his God.

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Leviticus 21:7 — The New International Version (NIV)

“ ‘They must not marry women defiled by prostitution or divorced from their husbands, because priests are holy to their God.

Leviticus 21:7 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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 — New Living Translation (NLT)

“Priests may not marry a woman defiled by prostitution, and they may not marry a woman who is divorced from her husband, for the priests are set apart as holy to their God.

Leviticus 21:7 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

They shall not take a wife who is a harlot or a defiled woman, nor shall they take a woman divorced from her husband; for the priest is holy to his God.

Leviticus 21:7 — New Century Version (NCV)

“ ‘A priest must not marry an unclean prostitute or a divorced woman, because he is holy to his God.

Leviticus 21:7 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

You should never marry prostitutes, those who have lost their virginity, or divorced women because a priest is God’s holy man.

Leviticus 21:7 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

They are not to marry a woman defiled by prostitution. They are not to marry one divorced by her husband, for the priest is holy to his God.

Leviticus 21:7 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

They shall not marry a prostitute or a woman who has been defiled; neither shall they marry a woman divorced from her husband. For they are holy to their God,

Leviticus 21:7 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

“ ‘They shall not marry a woman who is a prostitute and defiled, nor shall they marry a woman divorced from her husband, because each priest is holy for his God.

Leviticus 21:7 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

“ ‘They must not get married to women who are “unclean” because they are prostitutes. They must not marry women who are divorced from their husbands. That is because priests are holy. They are set apart for me. I am their God.

Leviticus 21:7 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

‘They shall not take a woman who is profaned by harlotry, nor shall they take a woman divorced from her husband; for he is holy to his God.


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