Leviticus 21:13

He shall take for a wife a virgin of his own tribe.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And he shall take a wife in her virginity.

In Context

12And he shall not go forth out of the sanctuary, and he shall not profane the sanctuary of his God, because the holy anointing oil of God is upon him: I am the Lord.

14But a widow, or one that is put away, or profaned, or a harlot, these he shall not take; but he shall take for a wife a virgin of his own people.

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Cross References

Leviticus 21:7They shall not take a woman who is a harlot and profaned, or a woman put away from her husband; for he is holy to the Lord his God.

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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