Leviticus 20:12
What does Leviticus 20:12 mean?
A plain-English look at Leviticus 20:12 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And 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.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And 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.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And if a man has sex relations with his son's wife, the two of them are to be put to death: it is unnatural; their blood will be on them.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862`And a man who lieth with his daughter-in-law--both of them are certainly put to death; confusion they have made; their blood <FI>is<Fi> on them.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752If any man lie with his daughter in law: let both die, because they have done a heinous crime. Their blood be upon them.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And if a man lie with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall certainly be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood is upon them.
Context
v.11And 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.
v.12This passage
v.13And if a man lie with mankind, as with womankind, both of them have committed abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 27:23
Cursed be he that lieth with his mother-in-law. And all the people shall say, Amen.
- Genesis 38:16
And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Come, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee: for he knew not that she was his daughter-in-law. And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in unto me?
- Leviticus 18:23
And thou shalt not lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith; neither shall any woman stand before a beast, to lie down thereto: it is confusion.
- Genesis 38:18
And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet and thy cord, and thy staff that is in thy hand. And he gave them to her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him.
- Leviticus 18:15
Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter-in-law: she is thy son’s wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
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