So Judah went to her and said, “Let me have sexual relations with you” (Judah did not know that she was Tamar, his daughter-in-law.)
Leviticus 20:12 - Easy To Read Version “If a man has sexual relations with his daughter-in-law, both of them must be put to death. They have done a very bad sexual sin! They are responsible for their own death. [355] Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And if a man lies carnally with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall surely be put to death; they have wrought confusion, perversion, and defilement; their blood shall be upon their own heads. American Standard Version (1901) And 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. Common English Bible If a man has sexual intercourse with his daughter-in-law, both of them must be executed. They have acted perversely; their blood is on their own heads. Catholic Public Domain Version If any man will have slept with his daughter-in-law, both shall die, for they have acted according to wickedness. So let their blood be upon them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version If any man lie with his daughter-in-law, let both die, because they have done a heinous crime. Their blood be upon them. |
So Judah went to her and said, “Let me have sexual relations with you” (Judah did not know that she was Tamar, his daughter-in-law.)
Judah asked, “What do you want me to give you as proof that I will send you the goat?”
“You must not have sexual relations with [321] your daughter-in-law. She is your son’s wife. You must not have sexual relations with her.
“You must not have sexual relations with any animal. This will only make you filthy [330] ! Also, a woman must not have sexual relations with an animal. It is against nature!
“{The Levites will say,} ‘Cursed is the person that has sexual relations with his mother-in-law!’