Leviticus 20:12

And if a man has sex relations with his son's wife, the two of them are to be put to death: it is unnatural; their blood will be on them.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

11And the man who has sex relations with his father's wife has put shame on his father: the two of them are to be put to death; their blood will be on them.

13And if a man has sex relations with a man, the two of them have done a disgusting thing: let them be put to death; their blood will be on them.

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Cross References

Genesis 38:18And he said, What would you have? And she said, Your ring and its cord and the stick in your hand. So he gave them to her and went in to her, and she became with child by him.

Leviticus 18:23And you may not have sex relations with a beast, making yourself unclean with it; and a woman may not give herself to a beast: it is an unnatural act.

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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