Leviticus Chapter 20 verse 17 Holy Bible
And if a man shall take his sister, his father's daughter, or his mother's daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a shameful thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of the children of their people: he hath uncovered his sister's nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.
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And if a man takes his sister, daughter of his father or his mother, and has sex relations with her and she with him, it is an act of shame: they are to be cut off before the children of their people; he has had sex relations with his sister, and his sin will be on him.
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And if a man take his sister, his father's daughter, or his mother's daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness, that is a disgrace; and they shall be cut off before the eyes of the children of their people: he hath uncovered his sister's nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.
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And if a man shall take his sister, his father's daughter, or his mother's daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a wicked thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people: he hath uncovered his sister's nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.
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And if a man shall take his sister, his father's daughter, or his mother's daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a wicked thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people: he hath uncovered his sister's nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.
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"'If a man takes his sister, his father's daughter, or his mother's daughter, and sees her nakedness, and she sees his nakedness; it is a shameful thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of the children of their people: he has uncovered his sister's nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.
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`And a man who taketh his sister, a daughter of his father or daughter of his mother, and he hath seen her nakedness, and she seeth his nakedness: it is a shame; and they have been cut off before the eyes of the sons of their people; the nakedness of his sister he hath uncovered; his iniquity he beareth.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(17) Take his sister.--See Leviticus 18:9.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewIf a manוְאִ֣ישׁ (wə·’îš)Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 376: A man as an individual, a male personmarriesיִקַּ֣ח (yiq·qaḥ)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 3947: To takehis sister,אֲחֹת֡וֹ (’ă·ḥō·ṯōw)Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 269: Sister -- a sisterwhether the daughterבַּת־ (baṯ-)Noun - feminine singular constructStrong's 1323: A daughterof his fatherאָבִ֣יו (’ā·ḇîw)Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 1: Fatherorא֣וֹ (’ōw)ConjunctionStrong's 176: Desire, ifhis mother,אִ֠מּוֹ (’im·mōw)Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 517: A mother, )and they have sexual relations,וְרָאָ֨ה (wə·rā·’āh)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 7200: To seeitה֔וּא (hū)Pronoun - third person masculine singularStrong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, areis a disgrace.חֶ֣סֶד (ḥe·seḏ)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 2617: Kindness, piety, reproof, beautyThey must be cut offוְנִ֨כְרְת֔וּ (wə·niḵ·rə·ṯū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralStrong's 3772: To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenantin the sightלְעֵינֵ֖י (lə·‘ê·nê)Preposition-l | Noun - cdcStrong's 5869: An eye, a fountainofבְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)Noun - masculine plural constructStrong's 1121: A sontheir people.עַמָּ֑ם (‘am·mām)Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluralStrong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flockHe has uncoveredגִּלָּ֖ה (gil·lāh)Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 1540: To denude, to exile, to revealthe nakednessעֶרְוַ֧ת (‘er·waṯ)Noun - feminine singular constructStrong's 6172: Nakednessof his sister;אֲחֹת֛וֹ (’ă·ḥō·ṯōw)Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 269: Sister -- a sisterhe shall bearיִשָּֽׂא׃ (yiś·śā)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 5375: To lift, carry, takehis iniquity.עֲוֺנ֥וֹ (‘ă·wō·nōw)Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 5771: Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquityJump to PreviousBear Children Cut Daughter Disgrace Father's Iniquity Mother's Nakedness Shameful Sight Sister Sister's Uncovered Wicked
