Verse 21

Leviticus 20:21

Bible in Basic English

21 And if a man takes his brother's wife, it is an unclean act; he has put shame on his brother; they will have no children.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וְ/אִ֗ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִקַּ֛ח אֶת אֵ֥שֶׁת אָחִ֖י/ו נִדָּ֣ה הִ֑וא עֶרְוַ֥ת אָחִ֛י/ו גִּלָּ֖ה עֲרִירִ֥ים יִהְיֽוּ

English Translation

And a man who takes his brother's wife, she is the nakedness of his brother; they shall be childless.

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Chapter 20 Context

1 And the Lord said to Moses, Focus ↗

2 Again, say to the children of Israel, If any man of the children of Israel, or any other man living... Focus ↗

3 And my face will be turned against that man, and he will be cut off from his people; because he has... Focus ↗

4 And if the people of the land do not take note of that man when he gives his offspring to Molech, an... Focus ↗

5 Then my face will be turned against him and his family, and he and all those who do evil with him wi... Focus ↗

6 And whoever goes after those who make use of spirits and wonder-workers, doing evil with them, again... Focus ↗

7 So make and keep yourselves holy, for I am the Lord your God (Elohim). Focus ↗

8 And keep my rules and do them: I am the Lord, who make you holy. Focus ↗

9 Every man cursing his father or his mother is certainly to be put to death; because of his curse on... Focus ↗

10 And if a man has sex relations with another man's wife, even the wife of his neighbour, he and she a... Focus ↗

11 And the man who has sex relations with his father's wife has put shame on his father: the two of the... Focus ↗

12 And if a man has sex relations with his son's wife, the two of them are to be put to death: it is un... Focus ↗

13 And if a man has sex relations with a man, the two of them have done a disgusting thing: let them be... Focus ↗

14 And if a man takes as wife a woman and her mother, it is an act of shame; let them be burned with fi... Focus ↗

15 And if a man has sex relations with a beast, let him be put to death, and let the beast be put to de... Focus ↗

16 And if a woman goes near a beast and has sex relations with it, you will put an end to the woman and... Focus ↗

17 And if a man takes his sister, daughter of his father or his mother, and has sex relations with her... Focus ↗

18 And if a man has sex relations with a woman at the time when she is unwell, he has seen her fountain... Focus ↗

19 And you may not have sex connection with your mother's sister or your father's sister, for they are... Focus ↗

20 And if a man has sex relations with the wife of his father's brother, he has put shame on his father... Focus ↗

21 And if a man takes his brother's wife, it is an unclean act; he has put shame on his brother; they w...

22 So then, keep my rules and my decisions and do them, so that the land which I am giving you as your... Focus ↗

23 And do not keep the rules of the nations which I am driving out before you; for they did all these t... Focus ↗

24 But I have said to you, You will take their land and I will give it to you for your heritage, a land... Focus ↗

25 So then, make division between the clean beast and the unclean, and between the clean bird and the u... Focus ↗

26 And you are to be holy to me; for I the Lord am holy and have made you separate from the nations, so... Focus ↗

27 Any man or woman who makes use of spirits, or who is a wonder-worker, is to be put to death: they ar... Focus ↗

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