Verse 20
Leviticus 20:20
World English Bible, British Edition
20
If a man lies with his uncle’s wife, he has uncovered his uncle’s nakedness.
They shall bear their sin. They shall die childless.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/אִ֗ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֤ר יִשְׁכַּב֙ אֶת דֹּ֣דָת֔/וֹ עֶרְוַ֥ת דֹּד֖/וֹ גִּלָּ֑ה חֶטְאָ֥/ם יִשָּׂ֖אוּ עֲרִירִ֥ים יָמֻֽתוּ
English Translation
And the man who lies with his mother-in-law, he has uncovered his father's nakedness; they shall bear their sin, they shall die childless.
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Chapter 20 Context
1
The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
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2
“Moreover, you shall tell the children of Israel, ‘Anyone of the children
of Israel, or of the stran...
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3
I also will set my face against that person, and will cut him off from
amongst his people, because h...
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4
If the people of the land all hide their eyes from that person when he
gives of his offspring to Mol...
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5
then I will set my face against that man and against his family, and
will cut him off, and all who p...
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6
“‘The person that turns to those who are mediums and wizards,
to play the prostitute after them, I w...
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7
“‘Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be holy; for I am the LORD
your God (Elohim).
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8
You shall keep my statutes, and do them. I am the LORD who sanctifies
you.
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9
“‘For everyone who curses his father or his mother shall surely
be put to death. He has cursed his f...
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10
“‘The man who commits adultery with another man’s wife, even
he who commits adultery with his neighb...
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11
“‘The man who lies with his father’s wife has uncovered his
father’s nakedness. Both of them shall s...
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12
“‘If a man lies with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall
surely be put to death. They have commi...
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13
“‘If a man lies with a male, as with a woman, both of them have
committed an abomination. They shall...
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14
“‘If a man takes a wife and her mother, it is wickedness. They
shall be burnt with fire, both he and...
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15
“‘If a man lies with an animal, he shall surely be put to death;
and you shall kill the animal.
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16
“‘If a woman approaches any animal and lies with it, you shall
kill the woman and the animal. They s...
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17
“‘If a man takes his sister—his father’s daughter, or his mother’s
daughter—and sees her nakedness,...
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18
“‘If a man lies with a woman having her monthly period, and
uncovers her nakedness, he has made her...
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19
“‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister,
nor of your father’s sister, for he h...
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20
If a man lies with his uncle’s wife, he has uncovered his uncle’s nakedness.
They shall bear their s...
21
“‘If a man takes his brother’s wife, it is an impurity. He has
uncovered his brother’s nakedness. Th...
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22
“‘You shall therefore keep all my statutes and all my ordinances,
and do them, that the land where I...
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23
You shall not walk in the customs of the nation which I am casting
out before you; for they did all...
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24
But I have said to you, “You shall inherit their land, and I will give
it to you to possess it, a la...
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25
“‘You shall therefore make a distinction between the clean animal
and the unclean, and between the u...
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26
You shall be holy to me, for I, the LORD, am holy, and have set you
apart from the peoples, that you...
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27
“‘A man or a woman that is a medium or is a wizard shall surely
be put to death. They shall be stone...
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