Leviticus
Leviticus 21:13–14
13The woman he marries must be a virgin. 14He is not to marry a widow, a divorced woman, or one defiled by prostitution. He is to marry a virgin from his own people,
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Leviticus 21:13
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The woman | אִשָּׁ֥ה | ’iš·šāh | Noun - feminine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| he | וְה֕וּא | wə·hū | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| marries | יִקָּֽח׃ | yiq·qāḥ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3947 take |
| must be a virgin | בִבְתוּלֶ֖יהָ | ḇiḇ·ṯū·le·hā | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H1331 virginity |
Leviticus 21:14
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He is not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| to marry | יִקָּ֑ח | yiq·qāḥ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3947 take |
| a widow | אַלְמָנָ֤ה | ’al·mā·nāh | Noun - feminine singular | H490 widow |
| a divorced woman | וּגְרוּשָׁה֙ | ū·ḡə·rū·šāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular | H1644 drive out, cast out |
| or one defiled | וַחֲלָלָ֣ה | wa·ḥă·lā·lāh | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - feminine singular | H2491 pierced |
| by prostitution | זֹנָ֔ה | zō·nāh | Noun - feminine singular | H2181 commit fornication, be a harlot |
| He is to marry | יִקַּ֥ח | yiq·qaḥ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3947 take |
| a virgin | בְּתוּלָ֥ה | bə·ṯū·lāh | Noun - feminine singular | H1330 virgin |
| from his own people | מֵעַמָּ֖יו | mê·‘am·māw | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H5971 people |
Cross-references
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Leviticus 21:13 Revelation 14:4 · 2 Corinthians 11:2 · Leviticus 21:7 · Ezekiel 44:22
Leviticus 21:14 Leviticus 21:7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.