Leviticus Sex Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Chapter:Verse)

Quote #10

They shall not marry a prostitute or a woman who has been defiled; neither shall they marry a woman divorced from her husband. For they are holy to their God, and you shall treat them as holy, since they offer the food of your God; they shall be holy to you, for I the Lord, I who sanctify you, am holy. When the daughter of a priest profanes herself through prostitution, she profanes her father; she shall be burned to death. (NRSV 21:7-9)

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. 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. And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire. (KJV 21:7-9)

Priests are supposed to reflect a degree of holiness beyond that of ordinary Israelites. This not only narrows a priest's potential matches on the ancient JDate scrolls—it also means that his daughters get barbecued if they join a sugar daddy site.