| 14. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Leviticus 21:14:1 ⧉אַלְמָנָ֤הalmanahwidow Leviticus 21:14:2 ⧉וּגְרוּשָׁה֙ugerooshahdivorced woman Leviticus 21:14:3 ⧉וַחֲלָלָ֣הvakhalalahdefiled woman Leviticus 21:14:4 ⧉זֹנָ֔הzonahprostitute Leviticus 21:14:5 ⧉אֶת־אֵ֖לֶּהetehlehthese Leviticus 21:14:6 ⧉לֹ֣אlonot Leviticus 21:14:7 ⧉יִקָּ֑חyihkaakhtake Leviticus 21:14:8 ⧉כִּ֛יkionly Leviticus 21:14:9 ⧉אִם־בְּתוּלָ֥הimbehtoolaha virgin Leviticus 21:14:10 ⧉מֵעַמָּ֖יוmehahmaavfrom his people Leviticus 21:14:11 ⧉יִקַּ֥חyihkakhtake Leviticus 21:14:12 ⧉אִשָּֽׁה׃ishahwife |
| 14. Formal Translation A widow, a divorced woman, a profaned woman, or a prostitute—these he must not take; but he shall take only a virgin from among his own people as his wife. |
| 14. Dynamic Translation He must not marry a widow, a divorced woman, a woman who has been defiled, or a prostitute. Instead, he may marry only a virgin from among his own people as his wife. |