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Leviticus 18:18–20

18 Neither shalt thou take ||a wife to her sister, nto vex her, to uncover her nakedness, obeside the other in her life time. 19 pAlso thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness. 20 Moreover qthou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour’s wife, to defile thyself with her.

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Leviticus 18:18–20 — The New International Version (NIV)

18 “ ‘Do not take your wife’s sister as a rival wife and have sexual relations with her while your wife is living.

19 “ ‘Do not approach a woman to have sexual relations during the uncleanness of her monthly period.

20 “ ‘Do not have sexual relations with your neighbor’s wife and defile yourself with her.

Leviticus 18:18–20 — English Standard Version (ESV)

18 And you shall not take a woman as a rival wife to her sister, uncovering her nakedness while her sister is still alive.

19 “You shall not approach a woman to uncover her nakedness while she is in her menstrual uncleanness. 20 And you shall not lie sexually with your neighbor’s wife and so make yourself unclean with her.

Leviticus 18:18–20 — New Living Translation (NLT)

18 “While your wife is living, do not marry her sister and have sexual relations with her, for they would be rivals.

19 “Do not have sexual relations with a woman during her period of menstrual impurity.

20 “Do not defile yourself by having sexual intercourse with your neighbor’s wife.

Leviticus 18:18–20 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

18 Nor shall you take a woman as a rival to her sister, to uncover her nakedness while the other is alive.

19 ‘Also you shall not approach a woman to uncover her nakedness as long as she is in her customary impurity. 20 Moreover you shall not lie carnally with your neighbor’s wife, to defile yourself with her.

Leviticus 18:18–20 — New Century Version (NCV)

18 “ ‘While your wife is still living, you must not take her sister as another wife. Do not have sexual relations with her.

19 “ ‘You must not go near a woman to have sexual relations with her during her monthly period, when she is unclean.

20 “ ‘You must not have sexual relations with your neighbor’s wife and make yourself unclean with her.

Leviticus 18:18–20 — American Standard Version (ASV)

18 And thou shalt not take a wife to her sister, to be a rival to her, to uncover her nakedness, besides the other in her life-time.

19 And thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is impure by her uncleanness. 20 And thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbor’s wife, to defile thyself with her.

Leviticus 18:18–20 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

18 And thou shalt not take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness beside her, during her life.

19 And thou shalt not approach a woman in the separation of her uncleanness to uncover her nakedness. 20 And thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour’s wife, to become unclean with her.

Leviticus 18:18–20 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

18 While your wife is living, never marry her sister as a rival wife and have sexual intercourse with her. 

19 “Never have sexual intercourse with a woman while she is unclean during her monthly period. 20 Never have sexual intercourse with your neighbor’s wife and become unclean with her.

Leviticus 18:18–20 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

18 You are not to marry a woman as a rival to her sister and have sexual intercourse with her during her sister’s lifetime.

19 “You are not to come near a woman during her menstrual impurity to have sexual intercourse with her. 20 You are not to have sexual intercourse with your neighbor’s wife, defiling yourself with her.

Leviticus 18:18–20 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

18 And you shall not take a woman as a rival to her sister, uncovering her nakedness while her sister is still alive.

19 You shall not approach a woman to uncover her nakedness while she is in her menstrual uncleanness. 20 You shall not have sexual relations with your kinsman’s wife, and defile yourself with her.

Leviticus 18:18–20 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

18 And you must not take as wife a woman with her sister, to be a rival-wife, to expose her nakedness before her during her life.

19 “ ‘And you must not have sex with a woman to expose her nakedness during her menstrual uncleanness. 20 And you must not have sex with your fellow citizen’s wife, becoming unclean with her.

Leviticus 18:18–20 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

18 “ ‘Do not take your wife’s sister as another wife and have sex with her. Do not do it while your wife is still living.

19 “ ‘Do not make love to a woman during her monthly period. She is not “clean” at that time.

20 “ ‘Do not have sex with your neighbor’s wife. That would make you “unclean.”

Leviticus 18:18–20 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

18 ‘You shall not marry a woman in addition to her sister as a rival while she is alive, to uncover her nakedness.

19 ‘Also you shall not approach a woman to uncover her nakedness during her menstrual impurity.

20 ‘You shall not have intercourse with your neighbor’s wife, to be defiled with her.


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