Leviticus 21:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Leviticus 21:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Leviticus 21:13 is a verse from the book of Leviticus in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And he shall take a wife in her virginity." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Leviticus 21:13 — KJV
“And he shall take a wife in her virginity.”
— Leviticus 21:13 (KJV)
Leviticus 21:13 in Context — About the Book of Leviticus
Leviticus is God's holiness handbook for a people learning to live near His presence. Through sacrifices, feasts, and purity laws, it teaches that sin is costly, atonement is necessary, and God desires a set-apart people. It points forward to the perfect sacrifice of Christ.
Cross-References for Leviticus 21:13
“Why saidst thou, She is my sister? so I might have taken her to me to wife: now therefore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way.”
Shares key themes with Leviticus 21:13: take, wife
“And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city. are here: Heb. are found iniquity: or, punishment”
Shares key themes with Leviticus 21:13: take, wife
“But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man's wife. a man's...: Heb. married to an husband”
Shares key themes with Leviticus 21:13: take, wife
“And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:”
Shares key themes with Leviticus 21:13: take, wife
“But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac.”
Shares key themes with Leviticus 21:13: take, wife
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