Deuteronomy 22:30
28 If a man find a damsel that is a virgin, which is not betrothed, and lay hold on her, and lie with her, and they be found;
29 Then the man that lay with her shall give unto the damsel’s father fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be his wife; because he hath humbled her, he may not put her away all his days.
A man shall not take his father’s wife, nor discover his father’s skirt.
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
- A man is not to marry his father’s wife, so that he will not dishonor his father’s marriage bed.
- KJV
- A man shall not take his father’s wife, nor discover his father’s skirt.
- WEB
- A man shall not take his father’s wife, and shall not uncover his father’s skirt.
- ASV
- A man shall not take his father`s wife, and shall not uncover his father`s skirt.
- DARBY
- A man shall not take his father's wife, nor uncover his father's skirt.
- BLB
- A man shall not take the wife of his father, and he shall not uncover the skirt of his father.
- ÅB
- Ingen må ekte sin stedmor eller søke seng med henne.
- OTB
- En mann skal ikke gifte seg med sin fars kone, for det ville vanære hans fars seng.
- B1930
- Ingen må ekte sin stedmor eller søke seng med henne.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Deuteronomy 27:20
Cursed be he that lieth with his father’s wife; because he uncovereth his father’s skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Read in contextLeviticus 18:8
The nakedness of thy father’s wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father’s nakedness.
Read in context1 Corinthians 5:1
It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father’s wife.
Read in contextLeviticus 20:11
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.
Read in contextEzekiel 16:8
Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time was the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord GOD, and thou becamest mine.
Read in contextRuth 3:9
And he said, Who art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth thine handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thine handmaid; for thou art a near kinsman.
Read in context1 Corinthians 5:13
But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.
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