Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “’If a man marries his brother’s wife, it is an act of impurity; he has dishonored his brother. They will be childless. New Living Translation “If a man marries his brother’s wife, it is an act of impurity. He has violated his brother, and the guilty couple will remain childless. English Standard Version If a man takes his brother’s wife, it is impurity. He has uncovered his brother’s nakedness; they shall be childless. Berean Standard Bible If a man marries his brother’s wife, it is an act of impurity. He has uncovered the nakedness of his brother; they shall 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. New King James Version If a man takes his brother’s wife, it is an unclean thing. He has uncovered his brother’s nakedness. They shall be childless. New American Standard Bible If there is a man who takes his brother’s wife, it is detestable; he has uncovered his brother’s nakedness. They will be childless. NASB 1995 If there is a man who takes his brother’s wife, it is abhorrent; he has uncovered his brother’s nakedness. They will be childless. NASB 1977 ‘If there is a man who takes his brother’s wife, it is abhorrent; he has uncovered his brother’s nakedness. They shall be childless. Legacy Standard Bible If there is a man who takes his brother’s wife, it is an impure act; he has uncovered his brother’s nakedness. They will be childless. Amplified Bible If a man takes his brother’s wife, it is a hated and unclean thing; he has uncovered his brother’s nakedness. They will be childless. Christian Standard Bible If a man marries his brother’s wife, it is impurity. He has violated the intimacy that belongs to his brother; they will be childless. Holman Christian Standard Bible If a man marries his brother’s wife, it is impurity. He has shamed his brother; they will 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. Contemporary English Version And if you marry your sister-in-law, neither of you will ever have any children. English Revised 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation Whoever marries his brother's wife violates his brother's marriage and does an unclean thing. That man and woman will have no children. Good News Translation If a man takes his brother's wife, they will die childless. He has done a ritually unclean thing and has disgraced his brother. International Standard Version "If a man takes his brother's wife, it's immoral. He has exposed his brother's nakedness. They'll be childless." Majority Standard Bible If a man marries his brother?s wife, it is an act of impurity. He has uncovered the nakedness of his brother; they shall be childless. NET Bible If a man has sexual intercourse with his brother's wife, it is indecency. He has exposed his brother's nakedness; they will be childless. New Heart English Bible "'If a man takes his brother's wife, it is an impurity: he has uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless. Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible “‘If a man takes his brother’s wife, it is an impurity. He has uncovered his brother’s nakedness. They shall be childless. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd a man who takes his brother’s wife—it [is] impurity; he has uncovered the nakedness of his brother; they are 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. Smith's Literal Translation And a man who shall take his brother's wife, it is uncleanness: he uncovered his brother's nakedness: they shall die childless. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleHe that marrieth his brother's wife, doth an unlawful thing, he hath uncovered his brother's nakedness: they shall be without children. Catholic Public Domain Version Whoever will have married his brother’s wife has done an unlawful thing; he has uncovered his brother’s nakedness. They shall be without children. New American Bible If a man takes his brother’s wife, it is severe defilement and he has disgraced his brother; they shall be childless. New Revised Standard Version If a man takes his brother’s wife, it is impurity; he has uncovered his brother’s nakedness; they shall be childless. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd if a man shall take his brother's wife, it is an iniquity, for he has uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And a man who will take the wife of his brother exposes him because he uncovers the nakedness of his brother; they shall be without children. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And if a man shall take his brother's wife, it is impurity: he hath uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless. Brenton Septuagint Translation Whoever shall take his brother's wife, it is uncleanness; he has uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall die childless. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Punishments for Sexual Immorality…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. 21If a man marries his brother’s wife, it is an act of impurity. He has uncovered the nakedness of his brother; they shall be childless. Cross References Leviticus 18:16 You must not have sexual relations with your brother’s wife; that would shame your brother. Deuteronomy 27:23 ‘Cursed is he who sleeps with his mother-in-law.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’ Matthew 14:3-4 Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, / because John had been telling him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.” Mark 6:17-18 For Herod himself had ordered that John be arrested and bound and imprisoned, on account of his brother Philip’s wife Herodias, whom Herod had married. / For John had been telling Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife!” 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 6:9-10 Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, / nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. Romans 1:26-27 For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. / Likewise, the men abandoned natural relations with women and burned with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men and received in themselves the due penalty for their error. Ephesians 5:5 For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater) has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. Galatians 5:19-21 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; / idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, / and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. 1 Timothy 1:9-10 We realize that law is not enacted for the righteous, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and profane, for killers of father or mother, for murderers, / for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave traders and liars and perjurers, and for anyone else who is averse to sound teaching Hebrews 13:4 Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers. Genesis 2:24 For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh. 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 19:5-8 They called out to Lot, saying, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Send them out to us so we can have relations with them!” / Lot went outside to meet them, shutting the door behind him. / “Please, my brothers,” he pleaded, “don’t do such a wicked thing! ... Exodus 20:14 You shall not commit adultery. Treasury of Scripture And if a man shall take his brother's wife, it is an unclean thing: he has uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless. his brother's Leviticus 18:16 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: it is thy 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 Jump to Previous Abhorrent Act Brother's Childless Children Dishonored Impurity Marries Nakedness Shame Unclean Uncovered WifeJump to Next Abhorrent Act Brother's Childless Children Dishonored Impurity Marries Nakedness Shame Unclean Uncovered WifeLeviticus 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 If a man marries his brother’s wife This phrase addresses a specific familial relationship that was considered sacred and inviolable in ancient Israelite society. The Hebrew word for "marries" here is "laqach," which can also mean "to take" or "to seize," indicating a formal and binding union. The prohibition against marrying a brother's wife, except in the case of levirate marriage (Deuteronomy 25:5-10), underscores the importance of maintaining family integrity and lineage. Historically, this law served to protect family structures and ensure that property and inheritance remained within the family line. it is an act of impurity He has dishonored his brother They will be childless Hebrew If a manוְאִ֗ישׁ (wə·’îš) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person marries יִקַּ֛ח (yiq·qaḥ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3947: To take his brother’s אָחִ֖יו (’ā·ḥîw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 251: A brother, ) wife, אֵ֥שֶׁת (’ê·šeṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female it הִ֑וא (hî) Pronoun - third person feminine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are is an act of impurity. נִדָּ֣ה (nid·dāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5079: Rejection, impurity, personal, moral He has uncovered גִּלָּ֖ה (gil·lāh) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1540: To denude, to exile, to reveal the nakedness עֶרְוַ֥ת (‘er·waṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 6172: Nakedness of his brother; אָחִ֛יו (’ā·ḥîw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 251: A brother, ) they shall be יִהְיֽוּ׃ (yih·yū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be childless. עֲרִירִ֥ים (‘ă·rî·rîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 6185: Bare, destitute Links Leviticus 20:21 NIVLeviticus 20:21 NLT Leviticus 20:21 ESV Leviticus 20:21 NASB Leviticus 20:21 KJV Leviticus 20:21 BibleApps.com Leviticus 20:21 Biblia Paralela Leviticus 20:21 Chinese Bible Leviticus 20:21 French Bible Leviticus 20:21 Catholic Bible OT Law: Leviticus 20:21 If a man takes his brother's wife (Le Lv Lev.) |
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