Israel stayed there for a short time. While he was there, Reuben slept with Israel’s woman servant [214] Bilhah. Israel heard about this and was very angry.
Deuteronomy 27:20 - Easy To Read Version “{The Levites will say,} ‘Cursed is the person that has sexual relations with his father’s wife. [179] Why? Because he brings shame to his father [180] !’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Cursed be he that lieth with his father's wife; because he uncovereth his father's skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Cursed is he who lies with his father's wife, because he uncovers what belongs to his father. All the people shall say, Amen. American Standard Version (1901) Cursed be he that lieth with his father’s wife, because he hath uncovered his father’s skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen. Common English Bible “Cursed is anyone who has sex with his father’s wife, because that exposes his father’s private matters.” All the people will reply: “We agree!” Catholic Public Domain Version Cursed be he who lies with his father's wife, and so exposes the covering of his bed. And all the people shall say: Amen. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Cursed be he that lieth with his father's wife, and uncovereth his bed. And all the people shall say: Amen. |
Israel stayed there for a short time. While he was there, Reuben slept with Israel’s woman servant [214] Bilhah. Israel heard about this and was very angry.
But your passion was like a flood you couldn’t control. So you will not remain my most honored son. You climbed into your father’s bed {and slept with one of his wives}. You brought shame to my bed, to the bed you lay on.”
Then they put up a tent for Absalom on the roof of the house. [97] And Absalom had sexual relations with his father’s wives. [98] All the Israelites saw it.
In Jerusalem, people do sexual sins with their father’s wife. In Jerusalem, men rape women—even during their monthly time of bleeding.
“You must never have sexual relations with [313] your father or mother. This woman is your mother. So you must not have sexual relations with her.
You must not have sexual relations with your father’s wife {even if she is not your mother}. Why? Because that is like having sexual relations with your father. [314]
If a man has sexual relations with his father’s wife, then both the man and the woman must be put to death. They are responsible for their own death. [353] It is as if that man had had sexual relations with his father! [354]
They pushed those poor peoples’ faces into the ground and walked on them. They stopped listening to suffering people. Fathers and sons have sexual relations with the same woman. They have ruined my holy name.
People are really saying that there is sexual sin among you. And it is such a bad kind of sexual sin that it does not happen even among those people that don’t know God. People say that a man there has his father’s wife.
“A man must not bring shame to his father by having sexual relations with his father’s wife.”
“A man with crushed testicles or part of his sex organs cut off may not join with the men of Israel to worship the Lord.