Leviticus 21:14
A widow or a divorced woman or one dishonoured—an unchaste woman, these, shall he not take, But, a virgin from among his own kinsfolk, shall he take to wife;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
13But, he, shall take a woman in her virginity:
15So shall he not profane his seed, among his kinsfolk,—For I—Yahweh, do hallow him.
Cross References
Leviticus 21:7A woman that is unchaste or dishonoured, shall they not take, And a woman divorced from her husband, shall they not take,—For holy, he is unto his God.
Ezekiel 44:22Neither widow nor divorced woman, shall they take to them to wife,— But, virgins of the seed of the house of Israel, Or a widow who shall be the widow of a priest shall they take.
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 →