Ezekiel 44:22 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And a widow and divorced woman they do not take to them for wives: but -- virgins of the seed of the house of Israel, and the widow who is widow of a priest, do they take.

English ASV

Neither shall they take for their wives a widow, nor her that is put away; but they shall take virgins of the seed of the house of Israel, or a widow that is the widow of a priest.

English Amplified

Neither shall they take for their wives a widow or a woman separated or divorced from her husband; but they shall marry maidens [who are virgins] of the offspring of the house of Israel or a widow previously married to a priest.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Neither shall they take for their wives a widow or a woman separated or divorced from her husband; but they shall marry maidens [who are virgins] of the offspring of the house of Israel or a widow previously married to a priest.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

And they shall not marry a widow or a divorced woman, but must marry a virgin of the descendants of the house of Israel, or a widow of a priest.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

He is not to marry a widow or a divorced woman, but may marry only a virgin from the offspring of the house of Israel, or a widow who is the widow of a priest.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And they shall not take for their wives a widow, nor her that is put away; but they shall take maidens of the seed of the house of Israel, or a widow that is the widow of a priest.

English EASY 2024

Priests must not marry a widow, or a woman whose husband has sent her away. They may only marry Israelite women who have never had sex. Or they may marry a widow whose husband had been a priest.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

The priests must not marry a widow or a divorced woman. No, they must only marry a virgin from the family of Israel or a woman whose dead husband was a priest.

They shall not marry a widow or a divorced woman, but only virgins of the offspring of the house of Israel, or a widow who is the widow of a priest.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

No priest may marry a divorced woman; he is to marry only an Israelite virgin or the widow of another priest.

English God's Word - GW 1995

They must not marry widows or women who have been divorced. They may marry only virgins from the nation of Israel or widows of priests.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

He is not to marry a widow or a divorced woman, but must marry a virgin from the offspring of the house of Israel, or a widow who is the widow of a priest.

English KJV 1611

Neither shall they take for their wives a widow, nor her that is put away: but they shall take maidens of the seed of the house of Israel, or a widow that had a priest before.

English LSB

And they shall not take a widow or a divorced woman as a wife but shall take virgins from the seed of the house of Israel or a widow who is the widow of a priest.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

They shall not take for their wives a widow, nor her who has been put away. But they shall take maidens of the seed of the house of Israel, or a widow who had a priest before.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"And they shall not marry a widow or a divorced woman but shall take virgins from the offspring of the house of Israel, or a widow who is the widow of a priest.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

They shall not take for their wives either widows or divorced women, but only virgins of the race of Israel; however, they may marry women who are the widows of priests.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

They must not marry a widow or a divorcee, but they may marry a virgin from the house of Israel or a widow who is a priest’s widow.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

They must not get married to widows or divorced women. They can only marry Israelite virgins or the widows of priests.

English NIV

They must not marry widows or divorced women; they may marry only virgins of Israelite descent or widows of priests.

English NKJ 1982

They shall not take as wife a widow or a divorced woman, but take virgins of the descendants of the house of Israel, or widows of priests.

English NLT

They may choose their wives only from among the virgins of Israel or the widows of the priests. They may not marry other widows or divorced women.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

They shall not marry a widow, or a divorced woman, but only a virgin of the stock of the house of Israel, or a widow who is the widow of a priest.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

“They may not marry a widow or a divorced woman but only an Israelite virgin. They may, however, marry a widow if she is the widow of a priest.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

They shall not marry a widow, or a divorced woman, but only a virgin of the stock of the house of Israel, or a widow who is the widow of a priest.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

He may marry only a Jewish maiden, or the widow of a priest; he may not marry a divorced woman.

English Tyndale 1537

They shall marry no widow, neither one that is put from her husband: but a maiden of the seed of the house of Israel, or a widow, that hath had a priest before.

Ezekiel 44:22 — Compare Translations