13 He shall take a wife in her virginity. 14 (A)A widow, or a divorced woman, or one who is profaned by prostitution, these he shall not take; but rather he is to [a]marry a virgin of his own people, 15 so that he will not profane his [b]children among his people; for I am the Lord who sanctifies him.’”

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 21:14 Lit take as wife
  2. Leviticus 21:15 Lit seed

13 “‘The woman he marries must be a virgin.(A) 14 He must not marry a widow, a divorced woman, or a woman defiled by prostitution, but only a virgin from his own people, 15 so that he will not defile his offspring among his people. I am the Lord, who makes him holy.’”

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