Leviticus 21:7 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Profane - A woman who has been seduced, or one of illegitimate birth. A somewhat stricter rule for the priests’ marriages was revealed to the prophet in later times, Ezekiel 44:22 .

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• Leviticus 21:7 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  They shall not take a wife [that is] a whore, or (d) profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he [is] holy unto his God. (d) Which has an evil name or is defamed.

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• Leviticus 21:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Restrictions for the Priests. To approach a corpse was to suffer defilement ( cf. Numbers 5:2 * Numbers 19*, Tob_2:8 ff., Sir_34:25); this is, therefore, forbidden to the priest, except in the c...

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• Leviticus 21:7 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  7. They shall not take a wife. The third kind of purity is in marriage itself, that the priests’ home may be chaste and free from all dishonor. At this time also God commands by the mouth of...

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• Leviticus 21:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  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. That is a whore - A prostitute, though even reclaim...

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• Leviticus 21:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  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. They shall not take a wife. Private individuals...

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• Leviticus 21:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  Laws relating to the Priesthood and Sacrifice The principle laid down in this and the following chapter is the far reaching one, that whatever comes near or is presented to God must be perfect of...

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• Leviticus 21:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Not take a wife. — From the defilement arising through contact with the dead, the lawgiver passes to’ regulation about the priest’s alliances with the living, which might be fraught with still more...

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• Leviticus 21:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  THE LAW OF PRIESTLY HOLINESS Leviticus 21:1-24 ; Leviticus 22:1-33 THE conception of Israel as a kingdom of priests, a holy nation, was concretely represented in a threefold division of the pe...

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• Leviticus 21:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  The absolute necessity for the strictest of separation of the priest from all possibility of defilement is vividly set forth in the laws here enunciated. Standing as he ever did in a place of special...

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• Leviticus 21:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  Doth not the Reader discern somewhat in these which point to JESUS? Surely in all these appointments respecting ceremonial uncleanness among the priests, the peculiarity of the law for them only, pla...

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• Leviticus 21:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  They shall not take a wife [that is] a whore, or profane ,.... By the former is meant a common whore, that prostitutes herself to any one through lust or for gain; and by the latter one whose chasti...

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• Leviticus 21:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  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. Ver. 7. They shall not take a wife. ] Lest their...

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• Leviticus 21:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Profane Or defiled , or deflowered , though it were done secretly, or by force; because the priest must take care that all the members of his family be free not only from gross wickedness, but fr...

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• Leviticus 21:7 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF PRIESTS (vv. 1-15) Since the priests were given the sacred privilege of drawing near to God on behalf of the people, they were therefore more responsible as regards the...

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• Leviticus 21:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Laws Concerning the Priests. B. C. 1490.       1 And the L ORD said unto Moses, Speak unto th...

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• Leviticus 21:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Or profane, or defiled , or defloured , though it were done secretly, or by accident, or by force; because the priest must take care that all the members of his family be free not only from gross...

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• Leviticus 21:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  The Priests Must Not Defile Themselves Unless Absolutely Necessary. The priesthood was the essential link between Yahweh and His people. They were therefore to be especially careful in the mainten...

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• Leviticus 21:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  Purity of the Priesthood SUGGESTIVE READINGS Leviticus 21:1 .—Speak unto the priests … there shall none be defiled. If it was important that the whole community of Israel should maintain ceremon...

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• Leviticus 21:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Leviticus 21:4 . A chief man. In some versions the Hebrew word baal is rendered king, lord, and husband; and the LXX read, he shall not “lightly” defile himself. Leviticus 21:7 . He shall not...

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• Leviticus 21:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron. Sacred relationship demands sanctity of life If there is one fact more notably emphasised than another in this address to priests, it is this: their--...

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• Leviticus 21:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  PART III . SECTION IV . THE UNCLEANNESS AND DISQUALIFICATION OF PRIESTS . EXPOSITION The two remaining chapters of this division of the book ( Leviticus 21:1-3 , Leviticus 22:...

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• Leviticus 21:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Their Outward Appearance and Relations.

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• Leviticus 21:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Timothy 3:11 ; Deuteronomy 24:1-4 ; Ezekiel 44:22 ; Isaiah 50:1 ; Leviticus 21:8

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• Leviticus 21:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Profane — Or defiled, or deflowered, though it were done secretly, or by force: because the priest must take care that all the members of his family be free not only from gross wickedness, but from...

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