Leviticus 20:21
 Leviticus 20:21 
New International Version (© 2011)
"'If a man marries his brother's wife, it is an act of impurity; he has dishonored his brother. They will be childless.

King James Bible
And if a man shall take his brother's wife, it is an unclean thing: he hath uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless.

American Standard Version
And if a man shall take his brother's wife, it is impurity: he hath uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless.

Young's Literal Translation
And a man who taketh his brother's wife -- it is impurity; the nakedness of his brother he hath uncovered; childless they are.

Leviticus 20:21 Additional Translations
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his brother's

Leviticus 18:16 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother's wife: it is your brother's nakedness.

Matthew 14:3,4 For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife...

an unclean thing [heb] a separation

Leviticus 20:21 Parallel Commentaries
Abhorrent Act Brother's Childless Children Dishonored Impurity Marries Nakedness Shame Unclean Uncovered Wife
Abhorrent Act Brother's Childless Children Dishonored Impurity Marries Nakedness Shame Unclean Uncovered Wife
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Matthew 14:4 for John had been saying to him: "It is not lawful for you to have her."
Leviticus 18:16 "'Do not have sexual relations with your brother's wife; that would dishonor your brother.