King James Version

Leviticus 21:13

And he shall take a wife in her virginity.

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וְה֕וּאvehuand as for herהוּאconjunction, pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.אִשָּׁ֥הishaheachאִשָּׁהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “each”, the ordinary formH802a woman(adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.בִבְתוּלֶ֖יהָvivtuleyhain virginityבְּתוּלִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “in virginity”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1331(collectively and abstractly) virginity; by implication and concretely, the tokens of it[idiom] maid, virginity.יִקָּֽחyiqachtakeלָקַחverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “take”, an unfinished actionH3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And he shall take a wife in her virginity.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he shall take a wife in her virginity.

Young’s Literal Translation

'And he taketh a wife in her virginity;

World English Bible

“‘He shall take a wife in her virginity.

Darby Translation

And he shall take a wife in her virginity.

Douay-Rheims

He shall take a virgin unto his wife:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he shall take a wife in her virginity.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He shall take for a wife a virgin of his own tribe.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οὗτος γυναῖκα παρθένον ἐκ τοῦ γένους αὐτοῦ λήψεται.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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