Deuteronomy 27:20

Accursed he who lieth with his father’s wife: he uncovereth the skirt of his father. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Targum Onkelos

In The King James Version

Cursed be he that lieth with his father’s wife; because he uncovereth his father’s skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen.

In Context

19Accursed he who perverteth the judgment of the stranger, the orphan, or the widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.

21Accursed is he who lieth with any beast. And all the people shall say, Amen.

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Cross References

Genesis 35:22And it was while Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah, the concubine of his father. And Israel heard it. And the sons of Jakob were twelve.

Leviticus 18:8The nakedness of thy father’s wife thou shalt not uncover, it is thy father’s nakedness.

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 →

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