^27:20‘Cursed is the one who has sexual relations with¹⁶ his father’s former wife,¹⁷ for he dishonors his father.’¹⁸ Then all the people will say, ‘Amen!’

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Footnotes

16 Heb “who lies with” (so , ); also in vv. 22, 23. This is a Hebrew idiom for having sexual relations (cf. “who sleeps with”; “who has sexual intercourse with”).
17 See note at .
18 Heb “he uncovers his father’s skirt” ( similar). See note at .

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“ ‘Cursed be anyone who lies with his father’s wife, because he has uncovered his father’s nakedness.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Cursed is anyone who sleeps with his father’s wife, for he dishonors his father’s bed.”

Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

‘The one who sleeps with his father’s wife is cursed, for he has violated his father’s marriage bed.’

And all the people will say, ‘Amen!’

NLTNew Living Translation

‘Cursed is anyone who has sexual intercourse with one of his father’s wives, for he has violated his father.’

And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

‘Cursed be the one who lies with the wife of his father, because he has dishonored his father’s bed.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

KJV 1900King James Version

Cursed be he that lieth with his father’s wife; because he uncovereth his father’s skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen.

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