Leviticus 20:12
And if a man lie with his daughter in law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood shall be upon them.
Leviticus 20:12 in other translations
| BSB | If a man lies with his daughter-in-law, both must surely be put to death. They have acted perversely; their blood is upon them. |
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| WEB | “‘If a man lies with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall surely be put to death. They have committed a perversion. Their blood shall be upon themselves. |
| ASV | And if a man lie with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood shall be upon them. |
| YLT | ‘And a man who lieth with his daughter-in-law--both of them are certainly put to death; confusion they have made; their blood is on them. |
| DARBY | And if a man lie with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall certainly be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood is upon them. |
| BBE | And if a man has sex relations with his son's wife, the two of them are to be put to death: it is unnatural; their blood will be on them. |
| Webster | And if a man shall lie with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood shall be upon them. |
What does Leviticus 20:12 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 20:7-19
7-19. Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy--The minute specification of the incestuous and unnatural crimes here enumerated shows their sad prevalence amongst the idolatrous nations around, and the extreme proneness of the Israelites to follow the customs of their neighbors. It is to be understood, that, whenever mention is made that the offender was "to be put to death" without describing the mode, stoning…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 20:10-27
These verses repeat what had been said before, but it was needful there should be line upon line. What praises we owe to God that he has taught the evil of sin, and the sure way of deliverance from it! May we have grace to adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things; may we have no fellowship with unfruitful works of darkness, but reprove them.
Leviticus 20:12 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Leviticus 20:12
- Leviticus 18:15
Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: she is thy son’s wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
- Genesis 38:18
And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that is in thine hand. And he gave it her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him.
- Leviticus 18:23
Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion.
- Deuteronomy 27:23
Cursed be he that lieth with his mother in law. And all the people shall say, Amen.
- Genesis 38:16
And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Go to, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee; (for he knew not that she was his daughter in law.) And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in unto me?
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Context
- Leviticus 20:11
And the man that lieth with his father’s wife hath uncovered his father’s nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
- Leviticus 20:12
And if a man lie with his daughter in law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood shall be upon them.
- Leviticus 20:13
If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
Leviticus 20:12 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y cualquiera que durmiere con su nuera, ambos han de morir: hicieron confusión; su sangre será sobre ellos. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et si un homme couche avec sa belle-fille, ils seront certainement mis à mort, tous deux; ils ont fait une confusion: leur sang est sur eux. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und wenn ein Mann bei seiner Schwiegertochter liegt, so sollen beide gewißlich getötet werden; sie haben eine schändliche Befleckung verübt, ihr Blut ist auf ihnen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Si quis dormierit cum nuru sua, uterque moriatur, quia scelus operati sunt: sanguis eorum sit super eos. |