Ezekiel 44:22 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
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.
American Standard Version (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.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And they are not to take as wives any widow or woman whose husband has put her away: but they may take virgins of the seed of Israel, or a widow who is the widow of a priest.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
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.
World English Bible (WEB)
Neither shall they take for their wives a widow, nor her who is put away; but they shall take virgins of the seed of the house of Israel, or a widow who is the widow of a priest.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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.
| Neither | וְאַלְמָנָה֙ | wĕʾalmānāh | veh-al-ma-NA |
| shall they take | וּגְרוּשָׁ֔ה | ûgĕrûšâ | oo-ɡeh-roo-SHA |
| wives their for | לֹֽא | lōʾ | loh |
| a widow, | יִקְח֥וּ | yiqḥû | yeek-HOO |
| away: put is that her nor | לָהֶ֖ם | lāhem | la-HEM |
| but | לְנָשִׁ֑ים | lĕnāšîm | leh-na-SHEEM |
| כִּ֣י | kî | kee | |
| take shall they | אִם | ʾim | eem |
| maidens | בְּתוּלֹ֗ת | bĕtûlōt | beh-too-LOTE |
| of the seed | מִזֶּ֙רַע֙ | mizzeraʿ | mee-ZEH-RA |
| of the house | בֵּ֣ית | bêt | bate |
| Israel, of | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiśrāʾēl | yees-ra-ALE |
| or a widow | וְהָֽאַלְמָנָה֙ | wĕhāʾalmānāh | veh-ha-al-ma-NA |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾăšer | uh-SHER |
| had | תִּֽהְיֶ֣ה | tihĕye | tee-heh-YEH |
| a priest | אַלְמָנָ֔ה | ʾalmānâ | al-ma-NA |
| before. | מִכֹּהֵ֖ן | mikkōhēn | mee-koh-HANE |
| יִקָּֽחוּ׃ | yiqqāḥû | yee-ka-HOO |