Leviticus

Leviticus 21:6–7

⁶They must be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God. Because they present to the LORD the food offerings, the food of their God, they must be holy.

⁷A priest must not marry a woman defiled by prostitution or divorced by her husband, for the priest is holy to his God.

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Leviticus 21:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They must be	יִהְיוּ֙	yih·yū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
holy	קְדֹשִׁ֤ים	qə·ḏō·šîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H6918 sacred, holy
to their God	לֵאלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם	lê·lō·hê·hem	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H430 God
and not	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
profane	יְחַלְּל֔וּ	yə·ḥal·lə·lū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2490 bore, pierce
the name	שֵׁ֖ם	šêm	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
of their God	אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם	’ĕ·lō·hê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H430 God
Because	כִּי֩	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they	הֵ֥ם	hêm	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
present	מַקְרִיבִ֖ם	maq·rî·ḇim	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural	H7126 come near, approach
to the LORD	יְהוָ֜ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
the food offerings	אִשֵּׁ֨י	’iš·šê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H801 an offering made by fire
the food	לֶ֧חֶם	le·ḥem	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3899 bread, food
of their God	אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֛ם	’ĕ·lō·hê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H430 God
they must be	וְהָ֥יוּ	wə·hā·yū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
holy	קֹֽדֶשׁ׃	qō·ḏeš	Noun - masculine singular	H6944 sacred, sanctity

Leviticus 21:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
must not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
marry	יִקָּ֔חוּ	yiq·qā·ḥū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3947 take
a woman	אִשָּׁ֨ה	’iš·šāh	Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
defiled	וַחֲלָלָה֙	wa·ḥă·lā·lāh	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - feminine singular	H2491 pierced
by prostitution	זֹנָ֤ה	zō·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H2181 commit fornication, be a harlot
or	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
divorced	גְּרוּשָׁ֥ה	gə·rū·šāh	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular	H1644 drive out, cast out
by her husband	מֵאִישָׁ֖הּ	mê·’î·šāh	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H376 man
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
is holy	קָדֹ֥שׁ	qā·ḏōš	Adjective - masculine singular	H6918 sacred, holy
to his God	לֵאלֹהָֽיו׃	lê·lō·hāw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H430 God

Cross-references

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Leviticus 21:6 Leviticus 3:11 · Leviticus 18:21 · 1 Peter 2:9

Leviticus 21:7 Leviticus 21:13–14 · Ezekiel 44:22 · Leviticus 21:8 · 1 Timothy 3:11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.