KJV King James Version
And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire.
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Leviticus 21:9
And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
If a priest’s daughter defiles herself by prostituting herself, she profanes her father; she must be burned in the fire.
WEB World English Bible
“‘The daughter of any priest, if she profanes herself by playing the prostitute, she profanes her father: she shall be burned with fire.
ASV American Standard Version
And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the harlot, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘And a daughter of any priest when she polluteth herself by going a-whoring—her father she is polluting; with fire she is burnt.
Surrounding context — Leviticus 21
6 They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God: for the offerings of the LORD made by fire, [and] the bread of their God, they do offer: therefore they shall be holy.
7 They shall not take a wife [that is] a whore, or profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he [is] holy unto his God.
8 Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto thee: for I the LORD, which sanctify you, [am] holy.
9 And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire.
10 And [he that is] the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend 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.
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וּבַת֙H1323 · batdaughterאִ֣ישׁH376 · ishmanכֹּהֵ֔ןH3548 · ko.henpriestכִּ֥יH3588 · kiforתֵחֵ֖לH2490 · cha.lalto boreלִזְנ֑וֹתH2181 · za.nahto fornicateאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]אָבִ֙יהָ֙H1 · avfatherהִ֣יאH1931 · huhe/she/itמְחַלֶּ֔לֶתH2490 · cha.lalto boreבָּאֵ֖שׁH784 · eshfireתִּשָּׂרֵֽף׃ סH8313 · sa.raphto burn
Cross-references
Genesis 38:24And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she [is] with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.Leviticus 19:29Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness.Isaiah 33:14The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?Ezekiel 9:6Slay utterly old [and] young, both maids, and little children, and women: but come not near any man upon whom [is] the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the ancient men which [were] before the house.Titus 1:6If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.Malachi 2:3Behold, I will corrupt your seed, and spread dung upon your faces, [even] the dung of your solemn feasts; and [one] shall take you away with it.1 Samuel 2:17Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD: for men abhorred the offering of the LORD.Joshua 7:25And Joshua said, Why hast thou troubled us? the LORD shall trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire, after they had stoned them with stones.1 Samuel 3:13-14For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not.1 Timothy 3:4-5One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;1 Samuel 2:34And this [shall be] a sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas; in one day they shall die both of them.Joshua 7:15And it shall be, [that] he that is taken with the accursed thing shall be burnt with fire, he and all that he hath: because he hath transgressed the covenant of the LORD, and because he hath wrought folly in Israel.Matthew 11:20-24Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:Leviticus 20:14And if a man take a wife and her mother, it [is] wickedness: they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you.
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