Leviticus 20:21
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21‘aIf there is a man who takes his brother’s wife, it is an 1impure act; he has uncovered his brother’s nakedness. They will be childless.
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- 1Or abhorrent
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
If a man takes his brother’s wife, it is impurity. He has uncovered his brother’s nakedness; they shall be childless.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
“ ‘If a man marries his brother’s wife, it is an act of impurity; he has dishonored his brother. They will be childless.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
If a man marries his brother’s wife, it is impurity. He has violated the intimacy that belongs to his brother; they will be childless.
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NLTNew Living Translation
“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.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
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.
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KJV 1900King James Version
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.
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