Leviticus 20:11

And the man who lieth with his father’s wife, uncovering his father’s nakedness, shall be surely put to death; both of them are guilty of death.

Targum Onkelos

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

10And the man who committeth adultery with his neighbour’s wife shall be surely put to death; the adulterer and the adulteress.

12And a man who lieth with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall be slain: they have wrought confusion, they are guilty of death.

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Cross References

Leviticus 18:7The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, thou shalt not uncover. She is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

Deuteronomy 27:23Accursed is he who lieth with his mother-in-law. And all the people shall say, Amen.

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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