Leviticus 20:12
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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.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.
In other translations
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.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.
Hebrew words
וְאִישׁve'ishand a manH376אֲשֶׁר'asherwhoH834יִשְׁכַּבyishkavhe will lie withH7901אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853כַּלָּתוֹkalatodaughter-in-law hisH3618מוֹתmotcertainly <to die>H4191יוּמְתוּyumetuthey will be put to deathH4191שְׁנֵיהֶםsheneihemboth of themH8147תֶּבֶלtevelconfusionH8397עָשׂוּ'asuthey have doneH6213דְּמֵיהֶםdemeihemblood<s> theirH1818בָּם׃bam[are] on <the> them
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Leviticus 18:15Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: she is thy son’s wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.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 38:18And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that is in thine hand. And he gave it her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him.“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.
- Leviticus 18:23Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion.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.
- Genesis 38:16And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Go to, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee; (for he knew not that she was his daughter in law.) And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in unto me?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 27:23Cursed be he that lieth with his mother in law. And all the people shall say, Amen.‘Cursed is he who sleeps with his mother-in-law.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
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