Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “’Do not have sexual relations with the sister of either your mother or your father, for that would dishonor a close relative; both of you would be held responsible. New Living Translation “Do not have sexual relations with your aunt, whether your mother’s sister or your father’s sister. This would dishonor a close relative. Both parties are guilty and will be punished for their sin. English Standard Version You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister or of your father’s sister, for that is to make naked one’s relative; they shall bear their iniquity. Berean Standard Bible You must not have sexual relations with the sister of your mother or your father, for it is exposing one’s own kin; both shall bear their iniquity. King James Bible And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister, nor of thy father's sister: for he uncovereth his near kin: they shall bear their iniquity. New King James Version ‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister nor of your father’s sister, for that would uncover his near of kin. They shall bear their guilt. New American Standard Bible You shall also not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister or of your father’s sister, for such a one has uncovered his blood relative; they will bear their guilt. NASB 1995 ‘You shall also not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister or of your father’s sister, for such a one has made naked his blood relative; they will bear their guilt. NASB 1977 ‘You shall also not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister or of your father’s sister, for such a one has made naked his blood relative; they shall bear their guilt. Legacy Standard Bible You shall also not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister or of your father’s sister, for such a one has made naked his blood relative; they will bear their guilt. Amplified Bible You shall not uncover the nakedness of (have intimate relations with) your mother’s sister or your father’s sister, for such a one has uncovered his blood relative; they will bear their guilt. Christian Standard Bible You must not have sexual intercourse with your mother’s sister or your father’s sister, for it is exposing one’s own blood relative; both people will bear their iniquity. Holman Christian Standard Bible You must not have sexual intercourse with your mother’s sister or your father’s sister, for it is exposing one’s own blood relative; both people will bear their punishment. American Standard Version And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister, nor of thy father's sister; for he hath made naked his near kin: they shall bear their iniquity. Contemporary English Version The sisters of your father and mother are your own relatives, and you will be punished for having sex with any of them. English Revised Version And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister, nor of thy father's sister: for he hath made naked his near kin: they shall bear their iniquity. GOD'S WORD® Translation Never have sexual intercourse with your mother's sister or your father's sister. Whoever has sexual intercourse with a close relative must be punished. Good News Translation If a man has intercourse with his aunt, both of them must suffer the consequences for incest. International Standard Version "You are not to have sexual relations with your mother's sister or your father's sister, because that is laying bare the nakedness of his close relative. They'll continue to bear responsibility for their iniquity. Majority Standard Bible You must not have sexual relations with the sister of your mother or your father, for it is exposing one?s own kin; both shall bear their iniquity. NET Bible You must not expose the nakedness of your mother's sister and your father's sister, for such a person has laid bare his own close relative. They must bear their punishment for iniquity. New Heart English Bible "'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother's sister, nor of your father's sister; for he has made naked his close relative: they shall bear their iniquity. Webster's Bible Translation And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister, nor of thy father's sister: for he uncovereth his near kin: they shall bear their iniquity. World English Bible “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister, nor of your father’s sister, for he has made his close relative naked. They shall bear their iniquity. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd you do not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister and your father’s sister, because his relation he has made bare; they bear their iniquity. Young's Literal Translation 'And the nakedness of thy mother's sister, and of thy father's sister, thou dost not uncover; because his relation he hath made bare; their iniquity they bear. Smith's Literal Translation And the nakedness of thy mother's sister, and of thy father's sister, thou shalt not uncover; for he made naked his remainder; they shall bear their iniquity. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy aunt by thy mother, and of thy aunt by thy father: he that doth this, hath uncovered the shame of his own flesh, both shall bear their iniquity. Catholic Public Domain Version You shall not expose the nakedness of your maternal or paternal aunt. Whoever does this has laid bare the shame of his own flesh; both shall bear their iniquity. New American Bible You shall not have intercourse with your mother’s sister or your father’s sister, because that dishonors one’s own flesh; they shall bear their penalty. New Revised Standard Version You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister or of your father’s sister, for that is to lay bare one’s own flesh; they shall be subject to punishment. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd you shall not be intimate with your mother's sister nor your father's sister; for he uncovers the nakedness of his near kin; they shall suffer for their iniquity. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Do not expose the nakedness of the sister of your mother or of the sister of your father, because they are close relatives, they shall bear the nakedness of their evil. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister, nor of thy father's sister; for he hath made naked his near kin; they shall bear their iniquity. Brenton Septuagint Translation And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister, or of the sister of thy mother; for that man has uncovered the nakedness of one near akin: they shall bear their iniquity. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Punishments for Sexual Immorality…18If a man lies with a menstruating woman and has sexual relations with her, he has exposed the source of her flow, and she has uncovered the source of her blood. Both of them must be cut off from among their people. 19You must not have sexual relations with the sister of your mother or your father, for it is exposing one’s own kin; both shall bear their iniquity. 20If a man lies with his uncle’s wife, he has uncovered the nakedness of his uncle. They will bear their sin; they shall die childless.… Cross References Leviticus 18:12-14 You must not have sexual relations with your father’s sister; she is your father’s close relative. / You must not have sexual relations with your mother’s sister, for she is your mother’s close relative. / You must not dishonor your father’s brother by approaching his wife to have sexual relations with her; she is your aunt. Deuteronomy 27:22 ‘Cursed is he who sleeps with his sister, the daughter of his father or the daughter of his mother.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’ Ezekiel 22:11 One man commits an abomination with his neighbor’s wife; another wickedly defiles his daughter-in-law; and yet another violates his sister, his own father’s daughter. 1 Corinthians 5:1 It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is intolerable even among pagans: A man has his father’s wife. 1 Corinthians 6:18 Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body. 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5 For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality; / each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, / not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God; Genesis 9:22-23 And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father’s nakedness and told his two brothers outside. / Then Shem and Japheth took a garment and placed it across their shoulders, and walking backward, they covered their father’s nakedness. Their faces were turned away so that they did not see their father’s nakedness. Genesis 19:36 Thus both of Lot’s daughters became pregnant by their father. 2 Samuel 13:11-14 And when she had brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said, “Come lie with me, my sister!” / “No, my brother!” she cried. “Do not violate me, for such a thing should never be done in Israel. Do not do this disgraceful thing! / Where could I ever take my shame? And you would be like one of the fools in Israel! Please speak to the king, for he will not withhold me from you.” ... Matthew 5:27-28 You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’ / But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. Romans 1:24-27 Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity for the dishonoring of their bodies with one another. / They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is forever worthy of praise! Amen. / For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. ... 1 Corinthians 10:8 We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died. Ephesians 5:3 But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed. Colossians 3:5 Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry. Hebrews 13:4 Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers. Treasury of Scripture And you shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother's sister, nor of your father's sister: for he uncovers his near kin: they shall bear their iniquity. mother's Leviticus 18:12,13 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister: she is thy father's near kinswoman… Exodus 6:20 And Amram took him Jochebed his father's sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were an hundred and thirty and seven years. uncovereth Leviticus 18:6 None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am the LORD. Jump to Previous Bear Blood Close Connection Either Father's Guilt Held Iniquity Kin Laid Mother Mother's Naked Nakedness One's Relation Relations Relative Sex Sexual Sin Sister Uncover UncoverethJump to Next Bear Blood Close Connection Either Father's Guilt Held Iniquity Kin Laid Mother Mother's Naked Nakedness One's Relation Relations Relative Sex Sexual Sin Sister Uncover UncoverethLeviticus 20 1. Of him who gives his seed to Moloch4. Of him who favors such an one 6. Of going to wizards 7. Of sanctification 9. Of him who curses his parents 11. Of incest 13. Of sodomy 15. Of bestiality 18. Of uncleanness 22. Obedience is required with holiness 27. Wizards must be put to death You must not have sexual relations This phrase is a direct command from God, emphasizing the sanctity and purity expected in the sexual conduct of His people. The Hebrew root for "sexual relations" is "שָׁכַב" (shakab), which means to lie down, often used euphemistically for sexual intercourse. This command reflects God's desire for His people to live in holiness, setting them apart from the surrounding nations whose practices often included incestuous relationships. with the sister of your mother or your father for it would dishonor a close relative both would bear their iniquity Hebrew You must notלֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no have sexual relations with וְעֶרְוַ֨ת (wə·‘er·waṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 6172: Nakedness the sister אֲח֧וֹת (’ă·ḥō·wṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 269: Sister -- a sister of your mother אִמְּךָ֛ (’im·mə·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 517: A mother, ) or your father, אָבִ֖יךָ (’ā·ḇî·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 1: Father for כִּ֧י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction it is exposing הֶעֱרָ֖ה (he·‘ĕ·rāh) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6168: To be, bare, to empty, pour out, demolish one’s own kin; שְׁאֵר֛וֹ (šə·’ê·rōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7607: Flesh, as living, for, food, food of any kind, kindred by blood both shall bear יִשָּֽׂאוּ׃ (yiś·śā·’ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take their iniquity. עֲוֺנָ֥ם (‘ă·wō·nām) Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 5771: Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity Links Leviticus 20:19 NIVLeviticus 20:19 NLT Leviticus 20:19 ESV Leviticus 20:19 NASB Leviticus 20:19 KJV Leviticus 20:19 BibleApps.com Leviticus 20:19 Biblia Paralela Leviticus 20:19 Chinese Bible Leviticus 20:19 French Bible Leviticus 20:19 Catholic Bible OT Law: Leviticus 20:19 You shall not uncover the nakedness (Le Lv Lev.) |
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