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Leviticus 21:14

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21:14He must not marry24 a widow, a divorced woman, or one profaned by prostitution; he may only take a virgin from his people25 as a wife.

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  1. 24 Heb “take.” In context this means “take as wife,” i.e., “marry.”
  2. 25 The has literally, “from his peoples,” but , , , , and . have “from his people,” referring to the Israelites as a whole.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

He must not marry a widow, a divorced woman, or a woman defiled by prostitution, but only a virgin from his own people,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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,

NLTNew Living Translation

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,

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

A widow or a divorced woman or a defiled woman, a prostitute—these he must not take; he shall take only a virgin from his people as wife.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.