7They shall not take to wife a harlot or a vile prostitute, nor one that has been put away from her husband: because they are consecrated to their God,


In Context

4 But not even for the prince of his people shall he do any thing that may make him unclean.

5 Neither shall they shave their head, nor their beard, nor make incisions in their flesh.

6 They shall be holy to their God, and shall not profane his name: for they offer the burnt offering of the Lord, and the bread of their God, and therefore they shall be holy.

7 They shall not take to wife a harlot or a vile prostitute, nor one that has been put away from her husband: because they are consecrated to their God,

8 And offer the leaves of proposition. Let them therefore be holy, because I also am holy, the Lord, who sanctify them.

9 If the daughter of a priest be taken in whoredom, and dishonour the name of her father, she shall be burnt with fire.

Leviticus 21:7 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:7They 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

21:7" 'They must not marry women defiled by prostitution or divorced from their husbands, because priests are holy to their God.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:7They 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:7They 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:7They 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:7They shall not take a wife that is a lewd woman, or profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he is holy to his God.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:7|'They shall not marry a woman who is a prostitute, or profane; neither shall they marry a woman divorced from her husband: for he is holy to his God.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

21:7A woman, a harlot, or polluted, they do not take, and a woman cast out from her husband they do not take, for he is holy to his God;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:7They 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.