Deuteronomy 27:23
Cursid is he that slepith with his wyues modir; and al the puple schal seye, Amen!
Wycliffe (portions)
In The King James Version
Cursed be he that lieth with his mother in law. And all the people shall say, Amen.
In Context
24Cursid is he that sleeth pryueli his neiybore; and al the puple schal seie, Amen!
Cross References
Leviticus 18:17Thou schalt not schewe the filthe of thi wijf, + 18:17 of thi wijf, etc., in Ebrew it is, the filthe of a womman, and of hir douytir. and of hir douyter; thou schalt not take the douytir of hir sone, and the douytir of hir douyter, that thou schewe hir schenschip; thei ben the fleisch of hir, and siche letcherie is incest.
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 →