Verse 13

Leviticus 21:13

New Living Translation

13 “The high priest may marry only a virgin.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וְ/ה֕וּא אִשָּׁ֥ה בִ/בְתוּלֶ֖י/הָ יִקָּֽח

English Translation

And he shall take a woman from his daughters.

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Chapter 21 Context

1 The LORD said to Moses, “Give the following instructions to the priests, the descendants of Aaron. “... Focus ↗

2 The only exceptions are his closest relatives — his mother or father, son or daughter, brother, Focus ↗

3 or his virgin sister who depends on him because she has no husband. Focus ↗

4 But a priest must not defile himself and make himself unclean for someone who is related to him only... Focus ↗

5 “The priests must not shave their heads or trim their beards or cut their bodies. Focus ↗

6 They must be set apart as holy to their God (Elohim) and must never bring shame on the name of God (... Focus ↗

7 “Priests may not marry a woman defiled by prostitution, and they may not marry a woman who is divorc... Focus ↗

8 You must treat them as holy because they offer up food to your God (Elohim). You must consider them... Focus ↗

9 “If a priest’s daughter defiles herself by becoming a prostitute, she also defiles her father’s holi... Focus ↗

10 “The high priest has the highest rank of all the priests. The anointing oil has been poured on his h... Focus ↗

11 He must not defile himself by going near a dead body. He may not make himself ceremonially unclean e... Focus ↗

12 He must not defile the sanctuary of his God (Elohim) by leaving it to attend to a dead person, for h... Focus ↗

13 “The high priest may marry only a virgin.

14 He may not marry a widow, a woman who is divorced, or a woman who has defiled herself by prostitutio... Focus ↗

15 so that he will not dishonor his descendants among his clan, for I am the LORD who makes him holy.” Focus ↗

16 Then the LORD said to Moses, Focus ↗

17 “Give the following instructions to Aaron: In all future generations, none of your descendants who h... Focus ↗

18 No one who has a defect qualifies, whether he is blind, lame, disfigured, deformed, Focus ↗

19 or has a broken foot or arm, Focus ↗

20 or is hunchbacked or dwarfed, or has a defective eye, or skin sores or scabs, or damaged testicles. Focus ↗

21 No descendant of Aaron who has a defect may approach the altar to present special gifts to the LORD.... Focus ↗

22 However, he may eat from the food offered to God (Elohim), including the holy offerings and the most... Focus ↗

23 Yet because of his physical defect, he may not enter the room behind the inner curtain or approach t... Focus ↗

24 So Moses gave these instructions to Aaron and his sons and to all the Israelites. Focus ↗

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