Leviticus 20:11 Parallel Translations

Whoever has sexual intercourse with his father's wife has violated his father's marriage. Both he and his father's wife must be put to death. They deserve to die.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

And the man that lieth with his father's wife hath uncovered his father's nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

ASV:

And the man that lieth with his father's wife hath uncovered his father's nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

BBE:

And the man who has sex relations with his father's wife has put shame on his father: the two of them are to be put to death; their blood will be on them.

DBY:

And a man that lieth with his father's wife hath uncovered his father's nakedness: both of them shall certainly be put to death; their blood is upon them.

ERV:

And the man that lieth with his father's wife hath uncovered his father's nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

JPS:

And the man that lieth with his father's wife--he hath uncovered his father's nakedness--both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

WBS:

And the man that lieth with his father's wife hath uncovered his father's nakedness; both of them shall surely be put to death: their blood shall be upon them.

WEB:

"'The man who lies with his father's wife has uncovered his father's nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

YLT:

And a man who lieth with his father's wife -- the nakedness of his father he hath uncovered -- both of them are certainly put to death; their blood is on them.

Leviticus 20:11 Cross References

XREF:

Leviticus 18:7 'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father, that is, the nakedness of your mother. She is your mother; you are not to uncover her nakedness.

Leviticus 18:8 'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's wife; it is your father's nakedness.

Deuteronomy 27:20 'Cursed is he who lies with his father's wife, because he has uncovered his father's skirt.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.' (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

MHC:

20:10-27 These verses repeat what had been said before, but it was needful there should be line upon line. What praises we owe to God that he has taught the evil of sin, and the sure way of deliverance from it! May we have grace to adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things; may we have no fellowship with unfruitful works of darkness, but reprove them.

CONC:

Blood Bloodguiltiness Certainly Death Dishonored Father's Heads Lies Lieth Nakedness Relations Sex Shame Sleeps Surely Uncovered Wife

Blood Bloodguiltiness Death Dishonored Father's Heads Lies Nakedness Relations Sex Shame Sleeps ss Surely Uncovered Wife

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