Deuteronomy 27:20
Cursed, be he that lieth with his father’s wife, because he hath turned aside his father’s coverlet. And all the people shall say—Amen.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
21Cursed, be he that lieth with any beast. And all the people shall say—Amen.
Cross References
Genesis 35:22And it came to pass while Israel inhabited that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father’s concubine; and Israel heard of it. And so the Sons of Israel came to be Twelve.
Leviticus 18:8The shame of thy father’s wife, shalt thou not uncover,—thy father’s shame, it is.
Deuteronomy 22:30A man shall not take his father’s wife,—neither shall he turn aside his father’s coverlet.
2 Samuel 16:22And they stretched out for Absolom a tent, upon the house-top,—and Absolom went in unto his father’s concubines, in the sight of all Israel.
Ezekiel 22:10A father’s shame hath been uncovered in thee, Her that was unclean in her removal, have they humbled in thee;
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 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 →