Leviticus 21:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Leviticus 21:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Leviticus 21:7 is a verse from the book of Leviticus in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "They shall not take a wife that is a whore, or profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for h..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Leviticus 21:7 — 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.”
— Leviticus 21:7 (KJV)
Leviticus 21:7 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 21:7
“Plead with your mother, plead: for she is not my wife, neither am I her husband: let her therefore put away her whoredoms out of her sight, and her adulteries from between her breasts;”
Shares key themes with Leviticus 21:7: wife, whore, neither
“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 21:7: take, wife, woman
“Her former husband, which sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled; for that is abomination before the LORD: and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.”
Shares key themes with Leviticus 21:7: take, wife, away
“The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman's garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the LORD thy God.”
Shares key themes with Leviticus 21:7: neither, woman, put
“If a man be found lying with a woman married to an husband, then they shall both of them die, both the man that lay with the woman, and the woman: so shalt thou put away evil from Israel.”
Shares key themes with Leviticus 21:7: woman, put, away
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