Leviticus 21:9
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“If a priest’s daughter defiles herself by prostituting herself, she profanes her father; she must be burned in the fire.”
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“If a priest’s daughter defiles herself by prostituting herself, she profanes her father; she must be burned in the fire.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the harlot, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`And a daughter of any priest when she polluteth herself by going a-whoring--her father she is polluting; with fire she is burnt.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Leviticus 21:9 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 38:24About three months later, Judah was told, “Your daughter-in-law Tamar has prostituted herself, and now she is pregnant.” “Bring her out!” Judah replied. “Let her be burned to death!”
- Leviticus 19:29You must not defile your daughter by making her a prostitute, or the land will be prostituted and filled with depravity.
- Leviticus 20:14If a man marries both a woman and her mother, it is depraved. Both he and they must be burned in the fire, so that there will be no depravity among you.
- Joshua 7:15The one who is caught with the things devoted to destruction must be burned, along with all that belongs to him, because he has transgressed the covenant of the LORD and committed an outrage in Israel.’”
- Joshua 7:25“Why have you brought this trouble upon us?” said Joshua. “Today the LORD will bring trouble upon you!” And all Israel stoned him to death. Then they stoned the others and burned their bodies.
- 1 Samuel 2:17Thus the sin of these young men was severe in the sight of the LORD, for they were treating the LORD’s offering with contempt.
- 1 Samuel 2:34And this sign shall come to you concerning your two sons Hophni and Phinehas: They will both die on the same day.
- 1 Samuel 3:13I told him that I would judge his house forever for the iniquity of which he knows, because his sons blasphemed God and he did not restrain them.
- Isaiah 33:14The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling grips the ungodly: “Who of us can dwell with a consuming fire? Who of us can dwell with everlasting flames?”
- Ezekiel 9:6Slaughter the old men, the young men and maidens, the women and children; but do not go near anyone who has the mark. Now begin at My sanctuary.” So they began with the elders who were before the temple.
- Malachi 2:3Behold, I will rebuke your descendants, and I will spread dung on your faces, the waste from your feasts, and you will be carried off with it.
- Matthew 11:20Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles had been performed, because they did not repent.
- 1 Timothy 3:4An overseer must manage his own household well and keep his children under control, with complete dignity.
- Titus 1:6An elder must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, having children who are believers and who are not open to accusation of indiscretion or insubordination.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).