SEV Biblia, Chapter 21:7
Mujer ramera o infame no tomarán; ni tomarán mujer repudiada de su marido; porque el sacerdote es santo a su Dios.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Leviticus 21:7
Verse 7. That is a whore] A prostitute, though even reclaimed. Profane] A heathen, or one who is not a cordial believer in the true God.
Put away from her husband] Because this very circumstance might lead to suspicion that the priest and the divorced woman might have been improperly connected before.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 7. They shall not take a wife [that is] a whore, or profane , etc.] 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 chastity is violated, but either unwillingly, that has been forced and ravished, or else willingly, being enticed, persuaded, and prevailed upon, but did not make a practice of it; this seems to be the true sense of the words: but the Jewish writers understand them differently; by a “whore” they suppose is meant one that is not an Israelitish woman, that is not born of an Israelite, at least of an Israelitish woman, as proselytes or freed persons; for they say there are no whores but such, or one that lies with such persons, she may not marry with; as such as are guilty of cutting off, or any of the Nethinim, or spurious persons, so Jarchi; and by a “profane” person they think is meant such as are born of those that are rejected, as the Targum of Jonathan paraphrases it; that is, that are either born of incestuous marriages, such as are forbidden, ( Leviticus 18:1-18); or that are born of those that are rejected in the priesthood, or whom a priest might not marry, as the daughter of a widow, by the high priest, or the daughter of one divorced, by a common priest, which is the sense of Jarchi: neither shall they take a woman put away by her husband : which was, in these and later times, common for any offence, when the crime of adultery was not pretended; but this always supposed something bad or amiss, and made such a woman suspected of having done an unseemly thing, therefore priests were forbidden marrying such persons: the Targum of Jonathan adds, “or by her husband’s brother;” and so takes in one that has loosed the shoe, as the Jews call her, who being left without issue, her husband’s brother refused to marry her, and therefore she plucked off his shoe, and spit in his face, (see Deuteronomy 25:7-9); such an one a priest might not marry, according to this paraphrast, and other Jewish writers, and if he did was to be beaten f743 ; for he [is] holy unto his God ; separated from common persons, and devoted to the service of God, and therefore not to be defiled with such sort of women, or to lie under any scandal or reproach through such, marriages.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Laws concerning the priests.
--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. Without blemish, and separate from sinners, He executed his priestly office on earth. What manner of persons then should his ministers be! But all are, if Christians, spiritual priests; the minister especially is called to set a good example, that the people may follow it. Our bodily infirmities, blessed be God, cannot now shu us out from his service, from these privileges, or from his heavenl glory. Many a healthful, beautiful soul is lodged in a feeble, deforme body. And those who may not be suited for the work of the ministry, ma serve God with comfort in other duties in his church __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
אשׁה 802 זנה 2181 וחללה 2491 לא 3808 יקחו 3947 ואשׁה 802 גרושׁה 1644 מאישׁה 376 לא 3808 יקחו 3947 כי 3588 קדשׁ 6918 הוא 1931 לאלהיו׃ 430
