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Leviticus 20:21

21 nIf a man takes his brother’s wife, it is impurity.2 He has uncovered his brother’s nakedness; they shall be childless.

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Leviticus 20:21 — The New International Version (NIV)

21 “ ‘If a man marries his brother’s wife, it is an act of impurity; he has dishonored his brother. They will be childless.

Leviticus 20:21 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

21 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.

Leviticus 20:21 — New Living Translation (NLT)

21 “If a man marries his brother’s wife, it is an act of impurity. He has violated his brother, and the guilty couple will remain childless.

Leviticus 20:21 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

21 If a man takes his brother’s wife, it is an unclean thing. He has uncovered his brother’s nakedness. They shall be childless.

Leviticus 20:21 — New Century Version (NCV)

21 “ ‘It is unclean for a man to marry his brother’s wife. That man has shamed his brother, and they will have no children.

Leviticus 20:21 — American Standard Version (ASV)

21 And if a man shall take his brother’s wife, it is impurity: he hath uncovered his brother’s nakedness; they shall be childless.

Leviticus 20:21 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

21 And if a man take his brother’s wife, it is an unclean thing: he hath uncovered his brother’s nakedness: they shall be childless.

Leviticus 20:21 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

21 Whoever marries his brother’s wife violates his brother’s marriage and does an unclean thing. That man and woman will have no children. 

Leviticus 20:21 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

21 If a man marries his brother’s wife, it is impurity. He has shamed his brother; they will be childless.

Leviticus 20:21 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

21 If a man takes his brother’s wife, it is impurity; he has uncovered his brother’s nakedness; they shall be childless.

Leviticus 20:21 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

21 As for a man who marries his brother’s wife, it is an abomination; he has exposed his brother’s nakedness—they shall be childless.

Leviticus 20:21 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

21 “ ‘Suppose a man gets married to his brother’s wife. That is something that should never be done. He has brought shame on his brother. Neither of them will have any children.

Leviticus 20:21 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

21 ‘If there is a man who takes his brother’s wife, it is abhorrent; he has uncovered his brother’s nakedness. They will be childless.


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