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Leviticus 21:13
"'He shall take a wife in her virginity.
Leviticus 21:13 · New Heart English Bible
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Leviticus 21:13 in other translations
And he shall take a wife in her virginity.
The woman he marries must be a virgin.
“‘He shall take a wife in her virginity.
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In context
10 "'He who is the high priest among his brothers, upon whose head the anointing oil is poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not let the hair of his head hang loose, nor tear his clothes;
11 neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;
12 neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him. I am the Lord.
13 "'He shall take a wife in her virginity.
14 A widow, or one divorced, or a woman who has been defiled, or a prostitute, these he shall not marry: but a virgin of his own people shall he take as a wife.
15 He shall not profane his seed among his people: for I am the Lord who sanctifies him.'"
16 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
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