Leviticus 21:7 Hebrew Word Analysis
5 | a wife | וְאִשָּׁ֛ה | h802 |
1 | that is a whore | זֹנָ֤ה | h2181 |
2 | or profane | וַֽחֲלָלָה֙ | h2491 |
3 | | לֹ֣א | h3808 |
9 | They shall not take | יִקָּ֑חוּ | h3947 |
5 | a wife | וְאִשָּׁ֛ה | h802 |
6 | put away | גְּרוּשָׁ֥ה | h1644 |
7 | from her husband | מֵֽאִישָׁ֖הּ | h376 |
8 | | לֹ֣א | h3808 |
9 | They shall not take | יִקָּ֑חוּ | h3947 |
10 | | כִּֽי | h3588 |
11 | for he is holy | קָדֹ֥שׁ | h6918 |
12 | | ה֖וּא | h1931 |
13 | unto his God | לֵֽאלֹהָֽיו׃ | 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;