Leviticus 20:14
12 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.
13 If 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.
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.
15 If a man lies carnally with an animal, he must be put to death. And you are also to kill the animal.
16 If a woman approaches any animal to mate with it, you must kill both the woman and the animal. They must surely be put to death; their blood is 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 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.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- “‘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.
- ASV
- 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.
- DARBY
- 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.
- BLB
- And a man, if he marries a woman and her mother, it [is] wickedness. They shall be burned with the fire, he and they, that there may not be wickedness in your⁺ midst.
- ÅB
- Når en mann tar både mor og datter til ekte, da er det skammelig ferd; både han og kvinnene skal brennes med ild; slik skam skal ikke finnes blant dere.
- OTB
- ‘Hvis en mann gifter seg med en kvinne og hennes mor, er det ondt. Både han og de skal brennes med ild, så ingen ondskap vil være blant dere.
- B1930
- Når en mann tar både mor og datter til ekte, da er det skammelig ferd; både han og kvinnene skal brennes med ild; slik skam skal ikke finnes blandt eder.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Leviticus 18:17
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.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 27:23
‘Cursed is he who sleeps with his mother-in-law.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
Read in contextAmos 2:7
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.
Read in contextJoshua 7:15
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.’”
Read in contextJoshua 7:25
“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.
Read in contextLeviticus 21:9
If a priest’s daughter defiles herself by prostituting herself, she profanes her father; she must be burned in the fire.
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