Leviticus 20:21

And if a man takes his brother's wife, it is an unclean act; he has put shame on his brother; they will have no children.

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In The King James Version

And if a man shall take his brother’s wife, it is an unclean thing: he hath uncovered his brother’s nakedness; they shall be childless.

In Context

20And if a man has sex relations with the wife of his father's brother, he has put shame on his father's brother: their sin will be on them; till the day of their death they will have no children.

22So then, keep my rules and my decisions and do them, so that the land which I am giving you as your resting-place may not violently send you out again.

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Cross References

Leviticus 18:16You may not have sex relations with your brother's wife, for she is your brother's.

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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