"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…" — Leviticus 21:14

Leviticus 21:14 · KJV

“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.”

— Leviticus 21:14

Verse 13

And he shall take a wife in her virginity.

Verse 15

Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the LORD do sanctify him.

Leviticus 21 — Context

Neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God {is} upon him: I {am} the LORD.

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.

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Cross References

Leviticus 21:7

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.

Ezekiel 44:22

Neither shall they take for their wives a widow, nor her that is put away: but they shall take maidens of the seed of the house of Israel, or a widow that had a priest before. {put...: Heb. thrust forth} {that had...: Heb. from a priest}