Leviticus 18:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother’s wife: it is thy brother’s nakedness.”
Leviticus 18:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Leviticus 18:16 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Leviticus 18:16 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Leviticus 18:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother’s wife. It is your brother’s nakedness.”
Leviticus 18:16 — World English Bible
Leviticus 18:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother’s wife: it is thy brother’s nakedness.”
Leviticus 18:16 — American Standard Version
Leviticus 18:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`The nakedness of thy brother's wife thou dost not uncover; it <FI>is<Fi> thy brother's nakedness.”
Leviticus 18:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Leviticus 18:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“The nakedness of thy brother's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy brother's nakedness.”
Leviticus 18:16 — Darby Translation
Leviticus 18:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Thou shalt not discouer the shame of thy brothers wife. for it is thy brothers shame.”
Leviticus 18:16 — Geneva Bible
Leviticus 18:16 in Context — Leviticus 18
14 Tu ne découvriras point la nudité du frère de ton père. Tu ne t’approcheras point de sa femme. C’est ta tante.
15 Tu ne découvriras point la nudité de ta belle-fille. C’est la femme de ton fils: tu ne découvriras point sa nudité.
16 Tu ne découvriras point la nudité de la femme de ton frère. C’est la nudité de ton frère.
17 Tu ne découvriras point la nudité d’une femme et de sa fille. Tu ne prendras point la fille de son fils, ni la fille de sa fille, pour découvrir leur nudité. Ce sont tes proches parentes: c’est un crime.
18 Tu ne prendras point la sœur de ta femme, pour exciter une rivalité, en découvrant sa nudité à côté de ta femme pendant sa vie.
What Does Leviticus 18:16 Mean?
Leviticus 18:16 is a verse from the Book of Leviticus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Leviticus chapter 18. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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