Leviticus 21:9

Leviticus 21:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘If a priest’s daughter defiles herself by becoming a prostitute, she disgraces her father; she must be burned in the fire.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the daughter of any priest, if she profanes herself by whoring, profanes her father; she shall be burned with fire.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The daughter of any priest, if she profanes herself by playing the harlot, she profanes her father. She shall be burned with fire.

Context of Leviticus 21:9

7They 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. 8Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto thee: for I Yhwh, which sanctify you, am holy. And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire. 10And 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; 11Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;

Leviticus 21:9 word by word

וּבַת֙ אִ֣ישׁ כֹּהֵ֔ן כִּ֥י תֵחֵ֖ל לִזְנ֑וֹת אֶת־אָבִ֙יהָ֙ הִ֣יא מְחַלֶּ֔לֶת בָּאֵ֖שׁ תִּשָּׂרֵֽף׃ סRead the interlinear

• And the daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• of anyאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• if she profaneחָלַלchâlal · to profane/begin: profaneH2490
• herself by playing the whoreזָנָהzânâh · to fornicateH2181
• her fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• she shall be burntשָׂרַףώâraph · to burnH8313
• with fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784

Cross-references for Leviticus 21:9

• 1 Samuel 2:17Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before Yhwh: for men abhorred the offering of Yhwh.
• 1 Samuel 3:13For 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Matthew 11:20Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:
• 1 Timothy 3:4One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 Yhwh, and because he hath wrought folly in Israel.
• 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?

Commentaries on Leviticus 21:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9She shall be burnt with fire - Probably not burnt alive, but strangled first, and then burnt afterward. Though it is barely possible that some kind of branding may be intended.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9burnt with fire - See the Leviticus 20:14 note.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-24This section, which discusses priestly rules, six times repeats the phrase I am the Lord who sanctifies (Leviticus 21:15, 23; 22:9, 16, 32; see also 21:8). These words emphasize the link between God's holiness and the holiness expected of priests. This extended to all of Israel (see 8:10; 11:44–45; 19:2). The text specifically addresses priests in 21:1–22:16, while including both clergy and common people in 22:17–33.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-97-9. They shall not take a wife that is a whore, or profane--Private individuals might form several connections, which were forbidden as inexpedient or improper in priests. The respectability of their office, and the honor of religion, required unblemished sanctity in their families as well as themselves, and departures from it in their case were visited with severer punishment than in that of others.Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 21:9

• Adultery
• Fire
• Harlotry
• Minister, Christian
• Mourning
• Priest
• Punishment
• Sanctification
• Uncleanness

In the dictionaries

• Corner
• Fire
• Fornication
• Funeral
• Hair
• Profane
• Shave
• Burial
• Criticism
• Ezekiel

Commentaries on Leviticus 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings