Leviticus 21:13 - Forerunner Commentary

Leviticus 21:13

11 nor shall he go ^anear any dead body, nor defile himself for his father or his mother;

12 ^anor shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the ^bconsecration of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am the Lord.

13 And he shall take a wife in her virginity.

14 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.

15 Nor shall he profane his posterity among his people, for I the Lord sanctify him.’ ”

16 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

17 “Speak to Aaron, saying: ‘No man of your descendants in succeeding generations, who has any defect, may approach to offer the bread of his God.

Verse Comparison: Leviticus 21:13

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American Standard Version
And he shall take a wife in her virginity.

Amplified® Bible
He shall take a wife in her virginity.

Contemporary English Version
If you are the high priest, you must marry only a virgin

Darby English Version
And he shall take a wife in her virginity.

Good News Bible
He shall marry a virgin,

King James Version
And he shall take a wife in her virginity.

New American Standard Bible
`He shall take a wife in her virginity.

New International Version
" 'The woman he marries must be a virgin.

New King James Version
And he shall take a wife in her virginity.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
'He shall take a wife in her virginity.

Revised Standard Version
And he shall take a wife in her virginity.

Young's Literal Translation
`And he taketh a wife in her virginity;

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