“‘He shall take a wife in her virginity.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Leviticus 21:13 in context
Leviticus 21:10–16
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“‘He who is the high priest among his brothers, upon whose head the anointing oil is poured, and who is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not let the hair of his head hang loose, or tear his clothes.
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He must not go in to any dead body, or defile himself for his father or for his mother.
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He shall not 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.
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“‘He shall take a wife in her virginity.
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He shall not marry a widow, or one divorced, or a woman who has been defiled, or a prostitute. He shall take a virgin of his own people as a wife.
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He shall not profane his offspring among his people, for I am the LORD who sanctifies him.’”
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The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
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