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They shall not take a woman that is a harlot, or profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he is holy unto his God.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Profane - A woman who has been seduced, or one of illegitimate birth. A somewhat stricter rule for the priests’ marriages was revealed to th…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Not take a wife. —From the defilement arising through contact with the dead, the lawgiver passes to the regulation about the pries…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

They shall not take a wife. The third kind of purity is in marriage itself, so that the priests’ home may be chaste and free from all dish…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

They shall not take a wife [that is] a whore, or profane

By the former is meant a common whore, that prostitutes h…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

As these priests were types of Christ, so all ministers must be followers of him, that their example may teach others to imitate the Saviour. Witho…

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