Leviticus 21:14

he schal not take a widewe, and forsakun, and a foul womman, and hoore, but a damesele of his puple;

Wycliffe (portions)

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

13He schal wedde a wijf virgyn;

15medle he not the generacioun of his kyn to the comyn puple of his folk, for Y am the Lord, that `halewe hym.

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Cross References

Leviticus 21:7A preest schal not wedde a wijf a corrupt womman, and a `foul hoore, nether he schal wedde `hir that is forsakun of the hosebonde, for he is halewid to 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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