Jacob did so, and completed her week; then Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to wife.
Leviticus 18:18 - Revised Standard Version And you shall not take a woman as a rival wife to her sister, uncovering her nakedness while her sister is yet alive. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life time. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition You must not marry a woman in addition to her sister, to be a rival to her, having sexual relations with the second sister when the first one is alive. American Standard Version (1901) And thou shalt not take a wife to her sister, to be a rival to her, to uncover her nakedness, besides the other in her life-time. Common English Bible You must not marry your wife’s sister as a rival and have sexual contact with her while her sister is alive. Catholic Public Domain Version You shall not take your wife's sister as a rival mistress; nor shall you uncover her nakedness, while your wife is still living. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Thou shalt not take thy wife's sister for a harlot, to rival her: neither shalt thou discover her nakedness, while she is yet living. |
Jacob did so, and completed her week; then Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to wife.
But she said to her, “Is it a small matter that you have taken away my husband? Would you take away my son's mandrakes also?” Rachel said, “Then he may lie with you tonight for your son's mandrakes.”
And Lamech took two wives; the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
Five curtains shall be coupled to one another; and the other five curtains shall be coupled to one another.
You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and of her daughter, and you shall not take her son's daughter or her daughter's daughter to uncover her nakedness; they are your near kinswomen; it is wickedness.
“You shall not approach a woman to uncover her nakedness while she is in her menstrual uncleanness.
Has not the one God made and sustained for us the spirit of life? And what does he desire? Godly offspring. So take heed to yourselves, and let none be faithless to the wife of his youth.