Leviticus 20:11

And the man who lays with his father's wife has uncovered his father's nakedness. Both of them shall surely be put to death, their blood shall be upon them.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

10And 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.

12And if a man lays with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall surely be put to death. They have wrought perversion. Their blood shall be upon them.

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Cross References

Leviticus 18:7The nakedness of thy father, even the nakedness of thy mother, thou shall not uncover. She is thy mother. Thou shall not uncover her nakedness,

Deuteronomy 27:23Cursed be he who lays with his mother-in-law. And all the people shall say, Amen.

1 Corinthians 5:1Fornication is actually heard among you, and such fornication that is not even named among the Gentiles, for some man to have his father's wife.

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 20:11-22

10 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. 13 If a man also… Read the whole commentary →

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