Leviticus 20:21
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And if a man shall take his brother’s wife, it is an unclean thing: he hath uncovered his brother’s nakedness; they shall be childless.If a man marries his brother’s wife, it is an act of impurity. He has uncovered the nakedness of his brother; they shall be childless.
In other translations
And if a man shall take his brother’s wife, it is an unclean thing: he hath uncovered his brother’s nakedness; they shall be childless.If a man marries his brother’s wife, it is an act of impurity. He has uncovered the nakedness of his brother; they shall be childless.
Hebrew words
וְאִישׁve'ishand a manH376אֲשֶׁר'asherwhoH834יִקַּחyikachhe will takeH3947אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853אֵשֶׁת'eshet[the] wife ofH802אָחִיו'achivbrother hisH251נִדָּהnidah[is] impurityH5079הִואhi'itH1931עֶרְוַת'ervat[the] nakedness ofH6172אָחִיו'achivbrother hisH251גִּלָּהgilahhe has uncoveredH1540עֲרִירִים'aririmchildlessH6185יִהְיוּ׃yihyuthey will beH1961
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Leviticus 18:16Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother’s wife: it is thy brother’s nakedness.You must not have sexual relations with your brother’s wife; that would shame your brother.
- Matthew 14:3-43 For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife. 4 For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.3 Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, 4 because John had been telling him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”
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