Leviticus 18:18
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
You shall not marryתִקָּ֑ח
(tik·kach;)
3947: to takea prim. root
a womanוְאִשָּׁ֥ה
(ve·'i·shah)
802: woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word
in additionאֶל־
(el-)
413: to, into, towardsa prim. particle
to her sisterאֲחֹתָ֖הּ
(a·cho·tah)
269: sisterfrom the same as ach
as a rivalלִצְרֹ֗ר
(litz·ror)
6887d: to make a rival wifedenominative verb from tsarah
while she is alive, 
 
2425b: lifefrom chayah
to uncoverלְגַלֹּ֧ות
(le·gal·lo·vt)
1540: to uncover, removea prim. root
her nakedness.עֶרְוָתָ֛הּ
(er·va·tah)
6172: nakednessfrom arah


















KJV Lexicon
Neither shalt thou take
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
a wife
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
to her sister
'achowth  (aw-khoth')
a sister (used very widely, literally and figuratively) -- (an-)other, sister, together.
to vex
tsarar  (tsaw-rar')
to cramp, literally or figuratively
her to uncover
galah  (gaw-law')
to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal
her nakedness
`ervah  (er-vaw')
nudity, literally (especially the pudenda) or figuratively (disgrace, blemish) -- nakedness, shame, unclean(-ness).
beside the other in her life
chay  (khah'-ee)
age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
time
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
'You shall not marry a woman in addition to her sister as a rival while she is alive, to uncover her nakedness.

King James Bible
Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life time.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You are not to marry a woman as a rival to her sister and have sexual intercourse with her during her sister's lifetime."

International Standard Version
"You are not to marry a woman and then have sexual relations with her sister as a rival when your wife is still alive.

NET Bible
You must not take a woman in marriage and then marry her sister as a rival wife while she is still alive, to have sexual intercourse with her.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
While your wife is living, never marry her sister as a rival wife and have sexual intercourse with her.

King James 2000 Bible
Neither shall you take as a wife her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life time.
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