14He must not marry a widow, a divorced woman, or a woman defiled by prostitution, but only a virgin from his own people,


In Context

11 He must not enter a place where there is a dead body. He must not make himself unclean, even for his father or mother,

12 nor leave the sanctuary of his God or desecrate it, because he has been dedicated by the anointing oil of his God. I am the Lord .

13 " 'The woman he marries must be a virgin.

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

15 so he will not defile his offspring among his people. I am the Lord , who makes him holy. ' "

16 The Lord said to Moses,

Leviticus 21:14 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

21:14But a widow or one that is divorced, or defiled, or a harlot, he shall not take, but a maid of his own people :

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:14A 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:14A widow, or a divorced woman, or a dishonoured one, a harlot, these shall he not take; but he shall take as wife a virgin from among his peoples.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:14A widow, or one divorced, or a profane woman, an harlot, these shall he not take: but a virgin of his own people shall he take to wife.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:14A widow, or a divorced woman, or profane, or a harlot, these shall he not take: but he shall take a virgin of his own people for a wife.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:14A widow, or one divorced, or a woman who has been defiled, or a prostitute, these he shall not marry: but a virgin of his own people shall he take as a wife.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

21:14widow, or cast out, or polluted one — a harlot — these he doth not take, but a virgin of his own people he doth take for a wife,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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.