Deuteronomy 22:30
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"A manאִ֖ישׁ
(ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
shall not takeיִקַּ֥ח
(yik·kach)
3947: to takea prim. root
his father'sאָבִ֑יו
(a·viv;)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת
(e·shet)
802: woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word
so that he will not uncoverיְגַלֶּ֖ה
(ye·gal·leh)
1540: to uncover, removea prim. root
his father'sאָבִֽיו׃
(a·viv.)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
skirt.כְּנַ֥ף
(ke·naf)
3671: wing, extremityfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
A man
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
shall not take
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
his father's
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
wife
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
nor discover
galah  (gaw-law')
to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal
his father's
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
skirt
kanaph  (kaw-nawf')
an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bed-clothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"A man shall not take his father's wife so that he will not uncover his father's skirt.

King James Bible
A man shall not take his father's wife, nor discover his father's skirt.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A man is not to marry his father's wife; he must not violate his father's marriage bed."

International Standard Version
"A man must not marry his father's wife, so that he will not dishonor his father's memory."

NET Bible
A man may not marry his father's former wife and in this way dishonor his father.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
A man must never marry his father's wife because this would disgrace his father.

King James 2000 Bible
A man shall not take his father's wife, nor uncover his father's bed.
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