It is wrong for a man to take his brother’s wife. It would be like having sexual relations with [364] his brother! They will have no children.
Leviticus 18:16 - Easy To Read Version “You must not have sexual relations with [322] your brother’s wife. That would be like having sexual relations with your brother. [323] Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: it is thy brother's nakedness. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition You shall not have intercourse with your brother's wife; she belongs to your brother. American Standard Version (1901) Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother’s wife: it is thy brother’s nakedness. Common English Bible You will not uncover the nakedness of your brother’s wife; it is your brother’s nakedness. Catholic Public Domain Version You shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother's wife; for it is the nakedness of your brother. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: because it is the nakedness of thy brother. |
It is wrong for a man to take his brother’s wife. It would be like having sexual relations with [364] his brother! They will have no children.
They said, “Teacher, Moses told us that if a married man dies and he had no children, then his brother must marry the woman. Then they will have children for the dead brother. {\cf2\super [312]}
They said, “Teacher, Moses wrote that if a married man dies and he had no children, then his brother must marry the woman. Then they will have children for the dead brother. {\cf2\super [161]}
Herod {\cf2\super [73]} himself had ordered his soldiers to arrest John. So John was put into prison. Herod did this to please his wife, Herodias. Herodias was the wife of Philip, Herod’s brother. But then Herod married Herodias.
(John criticized Governor Herod. {\cf2\super [58]} John criticized Herod for the bad thing he did with Herodias, the wife of Herod’s brother. John also criticized Herod for the many other bad things Herod did.
“If two brothers live together, and one of them dies and has no son, then the wife of the dead brother must not be married to a stranger outside the family. Her husband’s brother must take her as a wife and have sexual relations with her. Her husband’s brother must do the duty of a husband’s brother for her.