Leviticus 21:13

And let him take as his wife one who has not had relations with a man.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And he shall take a wife in her virginity.

In Context

12He may not go out of the holy place or make the holy place of his God common; for the crown of the holy oil of his God is on him: I am the Lord.

14A widow, or one whose husband has put her away, or a common woman of loose behaviour, may not be the wife of a priest; but let him take a virgin from among his people.

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Cross References

Leviticus 21:7They may not take as wife a loose or common woman, or one who has been put away by her husband: for the priest is holy to his God.

2 Corinthians 11:2For I have a very great care for you: because you have been married by me to one husband, and it is my desire to give you completely holy to Christ.

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 21:11-16

10 And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes; 11 Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother; 12 Neither 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 . 13 And he shall take a wife in her virginity. 14 A widow, or a… Read the whole commentary →

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