Leviticus 20:14 “If a man marries both a woman and her mother, it is depraved. Both he…”

Leviticus 20:14

If a man marries both a woman and her mother, it is depraved. Both he and they must be burned in the fire, so that there will be no depravity among you.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And if a man take a wife and her mother, it is wickedness: they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you.

World English Bible

“‘If a man takes a wife and her mother, it is wickedness. They shall be burned with fire, both he and they, that there may be no wickedness among you.

American Standard Version

And if a man take a wife and her mother, it is wickedness: they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you.

Geneva Bible 1599

Likewise he that taketh a wife and her mother, committeth wickednesse: they shall burne him and them with fire, that there be no wickednes among you.

Darby Translation

And if a man take a wife and her mother, it is infamy: they shall burn him and them with fire, that there be no infamy among you.

Young's Literal Translation

'And a man who taketh the woman and her mother — it [is] wickedness; with fire they burn him and them, and there is no wickedness in your midst.

Bible in Basic English

And if a man takes as wife a woman and her mother, it is an act of shame; let them be burned with fire, all three of them, so that there may be no shame among you.

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Cross references

“a wife”

Leviticus 18:17 Deuteronomy 27:23 Amos 2:7

Leviticus 18:17 · BSB

You must not have sexual relations with both a woman and her daughter. You are not to marry her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter and have sexual relations with her. They are close relatives; it is depraved.

Deuteronomy 27:23 · BSB

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

Amos 2:7 · BSB

They trample on the heads of the poor as on the dust of the earth; they push the needy out of their way. A man and his father have relations with the same girl and so profane My holy name.

“burnt”

Joshua 7:15 Leviticus 21:9 Joshua 7:25

Joshua 7:15 · BSB

The one who is caught with the things devoted to destruction must be burned, along with all that belongs to him, because he has transgressed the covenant of the LORD and committed an outrage in Israel.’”

Leviticus 21:9 · BSB

If a priest’s daughter defiles herself by prostituting herself, she profanes her father; she must be burned in the fire.

Joshua 7:25 · BSB

“Why have you brought this trouble upon us?” said Joshua. “Today the LORD will bring trouble upon you!” And all Israel stoned him to death. Then they stoned the others and burned their bodies.

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

In context

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.

15If a man lies carnally with an animal, he must be put to death. And you are also to kill the animal.

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