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Leviticus 21:14-16
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Leviticus 21:14-16
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14 He must not marry[a] a widow, a divorced woman, or one profaned by prostitution; he may only take a virgin from his people[b] as a wife, 15 so that he does not profane his children among his people,[c] for I am the Lord who sanctifies him.’”
Rules for the Priesthood
16 The Lord spoke to Moses:
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- Leviticus 21:14 tn Heb “take.” In context this means “take as wife,” i.e., “marry.”
- Leviticus 21:14 tc The MT has literally, “from his peoples,” but Smr, LXX, Syriac, Targum, and Tg. Ps.-J. have “from his people,” referring to the Israelites as a whole.
- Leviticus 21:15 tc The MT has literally, “in his peoples,” but Smr, LXX, Syriac, Targum, and Tg. Ps.-J. have “in his people,” referring to the Israelites as a whole.
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