Deuteronomy 27:20
Cursed be he that lieth with his father's wife; because he hath uncovered his father's skirt. And all the people shall say: Amen.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
21Cursed be he that lieth with any manner of beast. And all the people shall say: Amen.
Cross References
Genesis 35:22And it came to pass, while Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine; and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:
Leviticus 18:8The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father's nakedness.
Deuteronomy 22:30(23-1) A man shall not take his father's wife, and shall not uncover his father's skirt.
2 Samuel 16:22So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in unto his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel. —
Ezekiel 22:10In thee have they uncovered their fathers' nakedness; in thee have they humbled her that was unclean in her impurity.
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 27:12-26
The Curses from Ebal. ( b. c. 1451.) 11 And Moses charged the people the same day, saying, 12 These shall stand upon mount Gerizim to bless the people, when ye are come over Jordan; Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin: 13 And these shall stand upon mount Ebal to curse; Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali. 14 And the Levites shall speak, and say unto all the men of Israel with a loud voice, 15 Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination… Read the whole commentary →