“You must not have sexual relations with [322] your brother’s wife. That would be like having sexual relations with your brother. [323]
Leviticus 20:21 - Easy To Read Version 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. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And if a man shall take his brother's wife, it is an unclean thing: he hath uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And if a man shall take his brother's wife, it is impurity; he has uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless [not literally, but in a legal sense]. American Standard Version (1901) And if a man shall take his brother’s wife, it is impurity: he hath uncovered his brother’s nakedness; they shall be childless. Common English Bible If a man marries his brother’s wife, it is indecent. He has uncovered his brother’s nakedness; the man and the woman will be childless. Catholic Public Domain Version Whoever will have married his brother's wife has done an unlawful thing; he has uncovered his brother's nakedness. They shall be without children. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He that marrieth his brother's wife doth an unlawful thing: he hath uncovered his brother's nakedness. They shall be without children. |
“You must not have sexual relations with [322] your brother’s wife. That would be like having sexual relations with your brother. [323]