Leviticus 21:13-15
Leviticus 21:13-15 The Message (MSG)
“He is to marry a young virgin, not a widow, not a divorcee, not a cult prostitute—he is only to marry a virgin from his own people. He must not defile his descendants among his people because I am GOD who makes him holy.”
Leviticus 21:13-15 King James Version (KJV)
And he shall take a wife in her virginity. 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. Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the LORD do sanctify him.
Leviticus 21:13-15 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
He shall take a wife in her virginity. A widow, or a divorced woman, or one who is profaned by harlotry, these he may not take; but rather he is to marry a virgin of his own people, so that he will not profane his offspring among his people; for I am the LORD who sanctifies him.’ ”
Leviticus 21:13-15 New Century Version (NCV)
“ ‘The high priest must marry a woman who is a virgin. He must not marry a widow, a divorced woman, or a prostitute. He must marry a virgin from his own people so the people will respect his children as his own. I am the LORD. I have set the high priest apart for his special job.’ ”
Leviticus 21:13-15 American Standard Version (ASV)
And he shall take a wife in her virginity. A widow, or one divorced, or a profane woman, a harlot, these shall he not take: but a virgin of his own people shall he take to wife. And he shall not profane his seed among his people: for I am Jehovah who sanctifieth him.
Leviticus 21:13-15 New International Version (NIV)
“ ‘The woman he marries must be a virgin. He must not marry a widow, a divorced woman, or a woman defiled by prostitution, but only a virgin from his own people, so that he will not defile his offspring among his people. I am the LORD, who makes him holy.’ ”
Leviticus 21:13-15 New King James Version (NKJV)
And he shall take a wife in her virginity. A widow or a divorced woman or a defiled woman or a harlot—these he shall not marry; but he shall take a virgin of his own people as wife. Nor shall he profane his posterity among his people, for I the LORD sanctify him.’ ”
Leviticus 21:13-15 Amplified Bible (AMP)
He shall take a wife in her virginity. He may not marry a widow or a divorced woman or one who is profaned by prostitution, but he is to marry a virgin from his own people, [1 Tim 3:2-7; Titus 1:7-9] so that he will not profane or dishonor his children among his people; for I am the LORD who sanctifies the high priest.’ ”
Leviticus 21:13-15 New Living Translation (NLT)
“The high priest may marry only a virgin. 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, so that he will not dishonor his descendants among his clan, for I am the LORD who makes him holy.”
Leviticus 21:13-15 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
And he shall take a wife in her virginity. 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, that he may not profane his offspring among his people, for I am the LORD who sanctifies him.”