Deuteronomy 23:1
A man shall not take his father’s wife, nor uncover the skirt of his father.
Targum Onkelos
In The King James Version
In Context
2He who is castrated or ruptured shall not be clean so as to enter into the congregation of the Lord.
Cross References
Leviticus 18:8The nakedness of thy father’s wife thou shalt not uncover, it is thy father’s nakedness.
Leviticus 22:22Blind, or broken, or mutilated, or having imposthumes, or ulcers, or blotches, these you shall not offer before the Lord, nor of them present an oblation upon the altar before the Lord.
Deuteronomy 23:2He who is castrated or ruptured shall not be clean so as to enter into the congregation of the Lord.
Deuteronomy 27:20Accursed he who lieth with his father’s wife: he uncovereth the skirt of his father. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 23:1
The laws of this chapter provide, I. For the preserving of the purity and honour of the families of Israel, by excluding such as would be a disgrace to them, ver. 1-8 . II. For the preserving of the purity and honour of the camp of Israel when it was abroad, ver. 9-14 . III. For the encouraging and entertaining of slaves who fled to them, ver. 15, 16 . IV. Against whoredom, ver. 17, 18 . V. Against usury, ver. 19, 20 . IV. Against the breach of vows, ver. 21-23 . VII. What liberty a man might take in his… Read the whole commentary →