Leviticus 20:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Leviticus 20:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Leviticus 20:21 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Leviticus 20:21 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Leviticus 20:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““‘If a man takes his brother’s wife, it is an impurity. He has uncovered his brother’s nakedness. They shall be childless.”
Leviticus 20:21 — World English Bible
Leviticus 20:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And if a man shall take his brother’s wife, it is impurity: he hath uncovered his brother’s nakedness; they shall be childless.”
Leviticus 20:21 — American Standard Version
Leviticus 20:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`And a man who taketh his brother's wife--it <FI>is<Fi> impurity; the nakedness of his brother he hath uncovered; childless they are.”
Leviticus 20:21 — Young's Literal Translation
Leviticus 20:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And if a man take his brother's wife, it is an unclean thing: he hath uncovered his brother's nakedness: they shall be childless.”
Leviticus 20:21 — Darby Translation
Leviticus 20:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“So the man that taketh his brothers wife, committeth filthines, because he hath vncouered his brothers shame: they shalbe childles.”
Leviticus 20:21 — Geneva Bible
Leviticus 20:21 in Context — Leviticus 20
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.
20 Si un homme couche avec sa tante, il a découvert la nudité de son oncle; ils porteront la peine de leur péché, ils mourront sans enfant.
21 Si un homme prend la femme de son frère, c’est une impureté; il a découvert la nudité de son frère: ils seront sans enfant.
22 Vous observerez toutes mes lois et toutes mes ordonnances, et vous les mettrez en pratique, afin que le pays où je vous mène pour vous y établir ne vous vomisse point.
23 Vous ne suivrez point les usages des nations que je vais chasser devant vous; car elles ont fait toutes ces choses, et je les ai en abomination.
What Does Leviticus 20:21 Mean?
Leviticus 20:21 is a verse from the Book of Leviticus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Leviticus chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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