Leviticus 21:7 Hebrew Word Analysis

5a wifeוְאִשָּׁ֛הh802
1that is a whoreזֹנָ֤הh2181
2or profaneוַֽחֲלָלָה֙h2491
3לֹ֣אh3808
9They shall not takeיִקָּ֑חוּh3947
5a wifeוְאִשָּׁ֛הh802
6put awayגְּרוּשָׁ֥הh1644
7from her husbandמֵֽאִישָׁ֖הּh376
8לֹ֣אh3808
9They shall not takeיִקָּ֑חוּh3947
10כִּֽיh3588
11for he is holyקָדֹ֥שׁh6918
12ה֖וּאh1931
13unto his Godלֵֽאלֹהָֽיו׃h430

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

They shall not take a woman that is a harlot, or profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he is holy unto his God.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

They may not take as wife a loose or common woman, or one who has been put away by her husband: for the priest is holy to his God.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

They shall not take as wife a whore, or a dishonoured woman; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband; for he is holy unto his God.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

They shall not take a wife that is a lewd woman, or profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he is holy to his God.

World English Bible (WEB)

"'They shall not marry a woman who is a prostitute, or profane; neither shall they marry a woman divorced from her husband: for he is holy to his God.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

`A woman, a harlot, or polluted, they do not take, and a woman cast out from her husband they do not take, for he `is' holy to his God;