Verse Comparison: Ezekiel 44:22
American Standard Version
Neither shall they take for their wives a widow, nor her that is put away; but they shall take virgins of the seed of the house of Israel, or a widow that is the widow of a priest.
Amplified® Bible
Neither shall they take for their wives a widow or a woman separated {or} divorced from her husband; but they shall marry maidens [who are virgins] of the offspring of the house of Israel or a widow previously married to a priest.
Contemporary English Version
A priest must not marry a divorced woman; he can marry only a virgin from Israel or the widow of another priest.
Darby English Version
And they shall not 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 is the widow of a priest.
Good News Bible
No priest may marry a divorced woman; he is to marry only an Israelite virgin or the widow of another priest.
King James Version
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.
New American Standard Bible
"And they shall not marry a widow or a divorced woman but shall take virgins from the offspring of the house of Israel, or a widow who is the widow of a priest.
New International Version
They must not marry widows or divorced women; they may marry only virgins of Israelite descent or widows of priests.
New King James Version
They shall not take as wife a widow or a divorced woman, but take virgins of the descendants of the house of Israel, or widows of priests.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"And they shall not marry a widow or a divorced woman but shall take virgins from the offspring of the house of Israel, or a widow who has become the widow of a priest.
Revised Standard Version
They shall not marry a widow, or a divorced woman, but only a virgin of the stock of the house of Israel, or a widow who is the widow of a priest.
Young's Literal Translation
And a widow and divorced woman they do not take to them for wives: but -- virgins of the seed of the house of Israel, and the widow who is widow of a priest, do they take.
