Leviticus

Leviticus 21:13–15

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, ¹⁵so that he does not defile his offspring among his people, for I am the LORD who sanctifies him.”

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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

Leviticus 21:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
so that he does not	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
defile	יְחַלֵּ֥ל	yə·ḥal·lêl	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2490 bore, pierce
his offspring	זַרְע֖וֹ	zar·‘ōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2233 sowing, seed, offspring
among his people	בְּעַמָּ֑יו	bə·‘am·māw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H5971 people
for	כִּ֛י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I	אֲנִ֥י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
am the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
who sanctifies him	מְקַדְּשֽׁוֹ׃פ	mə·qad·də·šōw	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6942 be set apart, consecrated

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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

Leviticus 21:15 1 Corinthians 7:14 · Romans 11:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.