"A manshall not takehis father'swifeso that he will not uncoverhis father'sskirt.
"Then I passedby you and sawyou, and behold,you were at the timefor love;so I spreadMy skirtoveryou and coveredyour nakedness.I also sworeto you and enteredinto a covenantwith you so that you becameMine," declaresthe LordGOD.
You shall not uncoverthe nakednessof your father'swife;it is your father'snakedness.
If [there is] a manwholieswith his father'swife,he has uncoveredhis father'snakedness;bothof them shall surelybe putto death,their bloodguiltinessis upon them.
It is actuallyreportedthat there is immoralityamongyou, and immoralityof such a kindas does not exist evenamongthe Gentiles,that someonehashis father'swife.
But thosewhoare outside,Godjudges.REMOVETHE WICKED MANFROM AMONGYOURSELVES.
then the manwho laywith her shall giveto the girl'sfatherfifty[shekels] of silver,and she shall becomehis wifebecausehe has violatedher; he cannotdivorceher allhis days.
Cursedis he who lieswith his father'swife,becausehe has uncoveredhis father'sskirt.'And allthe peopleshall say,'Amen.'
He said,"Whoare you?" And she answered,"I am Ruthyour maid.So spreadyour coveringoveryour maid,for you are a closerelative."
