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Leviticus 20:14

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.

13 If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

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.

15 And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast.

16 And if a woman approach unto any beast, and lie down thereto, thou shalt kill the woman, and the beast: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

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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.

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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)

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Cross references

  • Leviticus 18:17

    Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, neither shalt thou take her son’s daughter, or her daughter’s daughter, to uncover her nakedness; for they are her near kinswomen: it is wickedness.

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  • Deuteronomy 27:23

    Cursed be he that lieth with his mother in law. And all the people shall say, Amen.

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  • Amos 2:7

    That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father will go in unto the same maid, to profane my holy name:

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  • Joshua 7:15

    And it shall be, that he that is taken with the accursed thing shall be burnt with fire, he and all that he hath: because he hath transgressed the covenant of the LORD, and because he hath wrought folly in Israel.

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  • Joshua 7:25

    And Joshua said, Why hast thou troubled us? the LORD shall trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire, after they had stoned them with stones.

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  • Leviticus 21:9

    And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire.

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