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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

A priest must not marry a woman defiled by prostitution or divorced by her husband, for the priest is holy to his God.

World English Bible (WEB)

“‘They shall not marry a woman who is a prostitute, or profane. They shall not marry a woman divorced from her husband; for he is holy to his God.

King James Version (KJV)

They shall not take a wife that is a whore, or profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he is holy unto his God.

American Standard Version (ASV)

They shall not take a woman that is a harlot, or profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he is holy unto his God.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

They may not take as wife a loose or common woman, or one who has been put away by her husband: for the priest is holy to his God.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Mujer ramera ó infame no tomarán: ni tomarán mujer repudiada de su marido: porque es santo á su Dios.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

»El sacerdote no se casará con una prostituta, ni con una mujer de otra tribu, ni con una mujer divorciada, porque es un hombre consagrado a Dios.

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