Verse Comparison: Leviticus 21:14

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American Standard Version
A 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.

Amplified® Bible
A widow or a divorced woman or a woman who is polluted {or} profane or a harlot, these he shall not marry, but he shall take as his wife a virgin of his own people,

Contemporary English Version
from your own tribe. Don't marry a divorced woman or any other woman who has already had sex, including a temple prostitute.

Darby English Version
A 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.

Good News Bible
not a widow or a divorced woman or a woman who has been a prostitute. He shall marry only a virgin from his own clan.

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
`A widow, or a divorced woman, or one who is profaned by harlotry, these he may not take; but rather he is to marry a virgin of his own people,

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

New King James Version
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.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
' A widow, or a divorced woman, or one who has profaned herself by harlotry, these he may not take; but rather he will marry a virgin of his own people,

Revised Standard Version
A widow, or one divorced, or a woman who has been defiled, or a harlot, these he shall not marry; but he shall take to wife a virgin of his own people,

Young's Literal Translation
widow, 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,


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