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Leviticus 20:21

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20:21If a man has sexual intercourse with37 his brother’s wife, it is indecency. He has exposed his brother’s nakedness;38 they will be childless.

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Footnotes

  1. 37 Heb “takes.” The verb “to take” in this context means “to engage in sexual intercourse.”
  2. 38 See the note on above.

In other versions

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.