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 Qualquer um que tiver relação sexual com animal será morto; e matareis ao animal.

16 E a mulher que se aproximar de algum animal, para ter relação sexual com ele, à mulher e ao animal matarás; certamente morrerão; seu sangue será sobre eles.

17 Qualquer um que tomar a sua irmã, filha de seu pai ou filha de sua mãe, e vir sua nudez, e ela vir a sua, coisa é execrável; portanto serão mortos à vista dos filhos de seu povo; revelou a nudez de sua irmã; levará consigo o seu pecado.

18 Qualquer um que se deitar com mulher menstruada, e descobrir sua nudez, descobriu a sua fonte, e ela descobriu a fonte de seu sangue; ambos serão eliminados do meio do seu povo.

19 A nudez da irmã de tua mãe, ou da irmã de teu pai, não descobrirás; uma vez que descobriu sua parente, levarão sobresi a sua perversidade.

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What Does Leviticus 20:17 Mean?

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