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Leviticus 21:14 KJV
Leviticus · chapter 21 · verse 14
A widow, or a divorced woman, or profane, or an harlot, these shall he not take: but he shall take a virgin of his own people to wife.Leviticus 21:14 · King James Version
Leviticus 21:14 in context
12Neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am the LORD.
13And he shall take a wife in her virginity.
14A widow, or a divorced woman, or profane, or an harlot, these shall he not take: but he shall take a virgin of his own people to wife.
15Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the LORD do sanctify him.
16And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- profanechâlâlpiercedH2491 →
- harlotzânâhto commit adulteryH2181 →
- virginbᵉthûwlâha virginH1330 →
- peopleʻama peopleH5971 →
- widowʼalmânâha widowH490 →
- womangârashto drive out from a possessionH1644 →
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More was expected from a priest than from other people, but more from the high priest than from other priests, because upon his head the anointing oil was poured, and he was consecrated to put on the garments (Lev 21:10), both which were typical of the anointing and adorning of the Lord Jesus, with all the gifts and…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 10-15