Deuteronomy 22:30
A man shall not take his father’s wife,—neither shall he turn aside his father’s coverlet.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
A man shall not take his father’s wife, nor discover his father’s skirt.
In Context
Cross References
Leviticus 20:11And any man who lieth with his father’s wife, the shame of his father, hath uncovered,—they both shall, surely be put to death—their blood shall be upon themselves.
Ruth 3:9And he said, Who art, thou? And she said, I, am Ruth, thy handmaid, spread, therefore, thy wing over thy handmaid, for, a kinsman, thou art.
1 Corinthians 5:1On all hands, there is reported to be among you—fornication, and such fornication as this—which, not among the nations, [is found],—as that one should have, his father’s wife:—
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 22:14-30
The Punishment of Fornication. ( b. c. 1451.) 13 If any man take a wife, and go in unto her, and hate her, 14 And give occasions of speech against her, and bring up an evil name upon her, and say, I took this woman, and when I came to her, I found her not a maid: 15 Then shall the father of the damsel, and her mother, take and bring forth the tokens of the damsel's virginity unto the elders of the city in the gate: 16 And the damsel's father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to wife, and… Read the whole commentary →