Leviticus 20:21
19 And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother’s sister, nor of thy father’s sister: for he uncovereth his near kin: they shall bear their iniquity.
20 And if a man shall lie with his uncle’s wife, he hath uncovered his uncle’s nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.
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.
22 Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, spue you not out.
23 And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nation, which I cast out before you: for they committed all these things, and therefore I abhorred them.
Dette ble sagt til Israel i en bestemt tid, så det er lurt å lese det sammen med teksten rundt. Les gjerne versene rundt også, for sammenhengen gir ofte mer enn ett vers alene.
Sammenlign
- ÅB
- Når en mann tar sin brors hustru, da er det skamløs ferd; han har vanæret sin bror, de skal være barnløse.
- OTB
- ‘Hvis en mann gifter seg med sin brors kone, er det en handling av urenhet; han har avdekket sin brors nakenhet. De skal være barnløse.
- B1930
- Når en mann tar sin brors hustru, da er det skamløs ferd; han har vanæret sin bror, de skal være barnløse.
- BSB
- 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.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- “‘If a man takes his brother’s wife, it is an impurity. He has uncovered his brother’s nakedness. They shall be childless.
- ASV
- And if a man shall take his brother`s wife, it is impurity: he hath uncovered his brother`s nakedness; they shall be childless.
- DARBY
- And if a man take his brother's wife, it is an unclean thing: he hath uncovered his brother's nakedness: they shall be childless.
- BLB
- And a man, if he takes the wife of his brother, it [is] an unclean thing. He has uncovered the nakedness of his brother. They shall be childless.
Studienotater (Tyndale)
Grunntekst og ordstudie
Kryssreferanser
Leviticus 18:16
Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother’s wife: it is thy brother’s nakedness.
Les i sammenhengMatthew 14:3–4
For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife.
Les i sammenheng