Leviticus 20:10
8 And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I am the LORD which sanctify you.
9 For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.
And the man that committeth adultery with another man’s wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.
11 And the man that lieth with his father’s wife hath uncovered his father’s nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
12 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.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- If a man commits adultery with another man’s wife—with the wife of his neighbor—both the adulterer and the adulteress must surely be put to death.
- KJV
- And the man that committeth adultery with another man’s wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.
- WEB
- “‘The man who commits adultery with another man’s wife, even he who commits adultery with his neighbor’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.
- ASV
- And the man that committeth adultery with another man`s wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbor`s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.
- DARBY
- And a man that committeth adultery with a man's wife, who committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall certainly be put to death.
- BLB
- And the man who commits adultery with the wife of a man—who commits adultery with the wife of his neighbor—the adulterer and the adulteress must surely be put to death.
- ÅB
- Når en mann driver hor med en annen manns hustru - med sin nestes hustru, da skal de begge late livet, både mannen og kvinnen som har drevet hor.
- OTB
- ‘Hvis en mann begår ekteskapsbrudd med en annen manns kone, skal både ekteskapsbryteren og ekteskapsbrytersken visselig dø.
- B1930
- Når en mann driver hor med en annen manns hustru - med sin næstes hustru, da skal de begge late livet, både mannen og kvinnen som har drevet hor.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 8:4–5
They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 22:22–24
If a man be found lying with a woman married to an husband, then they shall both of them die, both the man that lay with the woman, and the woman: so shalt thou put away evil from Israel.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 5:18
Neither shalt thou commit adultery.
Read in contextLeviticus 18:20
Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour’s wife, to defile thyself with her.
Read in contextExodus 20:14
Thou shalt not commit adultery.
Read in context2 Samuel 12:13
And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.
Read in contextEzekiel 23:45–47
And the righteous men, they shall judge them after the manner of adulteresses, and after the manner of women that shed blood; because they are adulteresses, and blood is in their hands.
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