Leviticus 20:12 “If a man lies with his daughter-in-law, both must surely be put to dea…”

Leviticus 20:12

If a man lies with his daughter-in-law, both must surely be put to death. They have acted perversely; their blood is upon them.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And if a man lie with his daughter in law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood shall be upon them.

World English Bible

“‘If a man lies with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall surely be put to death. They have committed a perversion. Their blood shall be upon themselves.

American Standard Version

And if a man lie with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood shall be upon them.

Geneva Bible 1599

Also the man that lyeth with his daughter in lawe, they both shall dye the death, they haue wrought abomination, their blood shalbe vpon them.

Darby Translation

And if a man lie with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall certainly be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood is upon them.

Young's Literal Translation

'And a man who lieth with his daughter-in-law — both of them are certainly put to death; confusion they have made; their blood [is] on them.

Bible in Basic English

And if a man has sex relations with his son's wife, the two of them are to be put to death: it is unnatural; their blood will be on them.

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Cross references

“lie”

Leviticus 18:15 Genesis 38:18 Genesis 38:16 Deuteronomy 27:23

Leviticus 18:15 · BSB

You must not have sexual relations with your daughter-in-law. She is your son’s wife; you are not to have sexual relations with her.

Genesis 38:18 · BSB

“What pledge should I give you?” he asked. She answered, “Your seal and your cord, and the staff in your hand.” So he gave them to her and slept with her, and she became pregnant by him.

Genesis 38:16 · BSB

Not realizing that she was his daughter-in-law, he went over to her and said, “Come now, let me sleep with you.” “What will you give me for sleeping with you?” she inquired.

Deuteronomy 27:23 · BSB

‘Cursed is he who sleeps with his mother-in-law.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’

“confusion”

Leviticus 18:23

Leviticus 18:23 · BSB

You must not lie carnally with any animal, thus defiling yourself with it; a woman must not stand before an animal to mate with it; that is a perversion.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

11If a man lies with his father’s wife, he has uncovered his father’s nakedness. Both must surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.

13If a man lies with a man as with a woman, they have both committed an abomination. They must surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.

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