Leviticus 20:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Leviticus 20:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Leviticus 20:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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Leviticus 20:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““‘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. 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.”
Leviticus 20:17 — World English Bible
Leviticus 20:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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.”
Leviticus 20:17 — American Standard Version
Leviticus 20:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`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.”
Leviticus 20:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Leviticus 20:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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.”
Leviticus 20:17 — Darby Translation
Leviticus 20:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Also the man that taketh his sister, his fathers daughter, or his mothers daughter, and seeth her shame and she seeth his shame, it is villenie: therefore they shall be cut off in the sight of their people, because he hath vncouered his sisters shame, he shall beare his iniquitie.”
Leviticus 20:17 — Geneva Bible
Leviticus 20:17 in Context — Leviticus 20
15 Si un homme couche avec une bête, il sera puni de mort; et vous tuerez la bête.
16 Si une femme s’approche d’une bête, pour se prostituer à elle, tu tueras la femme et la bête; elles seront mises à mort: leur sang retombera sur elles.
17 Si un homme prend sa sœur, fille de son père ou fille de sa mère, s’il voit sa nudité et qu’elle voie la sienne, c’est une infamie; ils seront retranchés sous les yeux des enfants de leur peuple: il a découvert la nudité de sa sœur, il portera la peine de son péché.
18 Si un homme couche avec une femme qui a son indisposition, et découvre sa nudité, s’il découvre son flux, et qu’elle découvre le flux de son sang, ils seront tous deux retranchés du milieu de leur peuple.
19 Tu ne découvriras point la nudité de la sœur de ta mère, ni de la sœur de ton père, car c’est découvrir sa proche parente: ils porteront la peine de leur péché.
What Does Leviticus 20:17 Mean?
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