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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. (KJV)

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אַלְמָנָ֤ה'al.ma.Naha widow

Lemma: אַלְמָנָה (al.ma.nah) · Strong's: H0490

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: widow

Used 55 times. Also: Genesis 38:11, Exodus 22:22, Exodus 22:24, Leviticus 22:13, Numbers 30:9, Deuteronomy 10:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0490; TAHOT Leviticus 21:14 word 1

וּגְרוּשָׁה֙u.ge.ru.Shahand a divorced [woman]

Lemma: גָּרַשׁ (ga.rash) · Strong's: H1644H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVqsfsa)

Meaning: to drive out: divorce

Used 9 times. Also: Genesis 21:10, Leviticus 21:7, Leviticus 22:13, Numbers 30:9, Judges 11:2, Ezekiel 44:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1644H; TAHOT Leviticus 21:14 word 2

וַחֲלָלָ֣הva.cha.la.Lahand a [woman] profaned

Lemma: חָלָל (cha.lal) · Strong's: H2491B

Parsing: Aafsa (Aafsa)

Meaning: profaned

Used 4 times. Also: Leviticus 21:7, Ezekiel 21:25, Ezekiel 21:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2491B; TAHOT Leviticus 21:14 word 3

זֹנָ֔הzo.Naha prostitute

Lemma: זָנָה (za.nah) · Strong's: H2181

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrfsa)

Meaning: to fornicate

Used 93 times. Also: Genesis 34:31, Genesis 38:15, Genesis 38:24, Exodus 34:15, Exodus 34:16, Leviticus 17:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2181; TAHOT Leviticus 21:14 word 4

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Leviticus 21:14 word 5

אֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehthese

Lemma: אֵ֫לֶּה (el.leh) · Strong's: H0428

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)

Meaning: these

Used 745 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 9:19, Genesis 10:1, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0428; TAHOT Leviticus 21:14 word 6

לֹ֣אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Leviticus 21:14 word 7

יִקָּ֑חyi.Kachhe will take

Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947I

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to take: marry

Used 64 times. Also: Genesis 4:19, Genesis 6:2, Genesis 11:29, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 24:67, Genesis 25:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3947I; TAHOT Leviticus 21:14 word 8

כִּ֛יkithat

Lemma: כִּי [אם] (ki im) · Strong's: H3588B

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: that if: except

Used 137 times. Also: Genesis 15:4, Genesis 28:17, Genesis 32:26, Genesis 32:28, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 39:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588B; TAHOT Leviticus 21:14 word 9

אִם\־'im-except

Lemma: [כִּי] אם (ki im) · Strong's: H0518B

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if: except

Used 150 times. Also: Genesis 15:4, Genesis 28:17, Genesis 32:26, Genesis 32:28, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 39:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518B; TAHOT Leviticus 21:14 word 10

בְּתוּלָ֥הbe.tu.Laha virgin

Lemma: בְּתוּלָה (be.tu.lah) · Strong's: H1330

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: virgin

Used 50 times. Also: Genesis 24:16, Exodus 22:16, Exodus 22:17, Leviticus 21:3, Deuteronomy 22:19, Deuteronomy 22:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1330; TAHOT Leviticus 21:14 word 11

מֵעַמָּ֖יוme.'a.Mavfrom kinspeople<s> his

Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: kinsman

Used 31 times. Also: Genesis 17:14, Genesis 25:8, Genesis 25:17, Genesis 35:29, Genesis 49:29, Genesis 49:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5971B; TAHOT Leviticus 21:14 word 12

יִקַּ֥חyi.Kachhe will take

Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947I

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to take: marry

Used 64 times. Also: Genesis 4:19, Genesis 6:2, Genesis 11:29, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 24:67, Genesis 25:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3947I; TAHOT Leviticus 21:14 word 13

אִשָּֽׁה\׃'i.Shaha wife

Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: woman: wife

Used 442 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 3:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0802H; TAHOT Leviticus 21:14 word 14

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

He is not	→	לֹא H3808 not
to marry	→	לָקַח H3947I to take: marry
. . .	→	כִּי [אם] H3588B that if: except
. . .	→	[כִּי] אם H0518B if: except
a widow	→	אַלְמָנָה H0490 widow
a divorced woman	→	גָּרַשׁ H1644H to drive out: divorce
or one defiled	→	חָלָל H2491B profaned
by prostitution	→	זָנָה H2181 to fornicate
He is to marry	→	לָקַח H3947I to take: marry
. . .	→	אִשָּׁה H0802H woman: wife
a virgin	→	בְּתוּלָה H1330 virgin
from his own people	→	עַם H5971B kinsman

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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