Leviticus 20:10
If a man commits adultery with another man's wife, both the adulterer and the adulteress must surely be put to death.
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Other Translations
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.
KJV1611 – Modern English
And the man that commits adultery with another man's wife, even he that commits adultery with his neighbor's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And the man{H376} that committeth adultery{H5003} with another man's{H376} wife,{H802} even he that committeth adultery{H5003} with his neighbor's{H7453} wife,{H802} the adulterer{H5003} and the adulteress{H5003} shall surely{H4191} be put to death.{H4191}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And the man{H376} that committeth adultery{H5003}{(H8799)} with another man's{H376} wife{H802}, even he that committeth adultery{H5003}{(H8799)} with his neighbour's{H7453} wife{H802}, the adulterer{H5003}{(H8802)} and the adulteress{H5003}{(H8802)} shall surely{H4191}{(H8800)} be put to death{H4191}{(H8714)}.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
He that breaketh wedlocke with another mans wife shall dye for it: because he hath broke wedlocke with his neghbours wife, and so shall she likewise.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
He that breaketh wedlocke with eny mas wife, shal dye the death (both the aduouterer and ye aduouteresse) because he hath broken wedlocke with his neghbours wife.
Geneva Bible (1560)
And the man that committeth adulterie with another mans wife, because he hath comitted adulterie with his neighbours wife, the adulterer and the adulteresse shall die the death.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And the man that breaketh wedlocke with another mans wyfe, euen he that breaketh wedlocke with his neyghbours wyfe, let be slayne both the adulterer and the adultresse.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
¶ And the man that committeth adultery with [another] man's wife, [even he] that committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.
Webster's Bible (1833)
"'The man who commits adultery with another man's wife, even he who commits adultery with his neighbor's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
`And a man who committeth adultery with a man's wife -- who committeth adultery with the wife of his neighbour -- the adulterer and the adulteress are surely put to death.
American Standard Version (1901)
And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbor's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.
American Standard Version (1901)
And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbor's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And if a man has sex relations with another man's wife, even the wife of his neighbour, he and she are certainly to be put to death.
World English Bible (2000)
"'The man who commits adultery with another man's wife, even he who commits adultery with his neighbor's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
If a man commits adultery with his neighbor’s wife, both the adulterer and the adulteress must be put to death.
Referenced Verses
- Exod 20:14 : 14 You shall not commit adultery.
- Lev 18:20 : 20 Do not have sexual relations with your neighbor’s wife and defile yourself with her.
- Deut 5:18 : 18 You shall not commit adultery.
- John 8:4-5 : 4 They said to him, "Teacher, this woman was caught in the very act of adultery. 5 In the Law, Moses commanded us to stone such women. So what do you say?"
- Deut 22:22-24 : 22 If a man is found lying with another man’s wife, both the man and the woman who were together must die. You must purge the evil from Israel. 23 If there is a young woman who is a virgin betrothed to a man, and another man finds her in the city and lies with her, 24 then you shall bring both of them to the gate of that city and stone them to death: the young woman because she did not cry out in the city, and the man because he violated another man’s wife. You must purge the evil from among you.
- 2 Sam 12:13 : 13 Then David said to Nathan, 'I have sinned against the Lord.' Nathan replied, 'The Lord has taken away your sin; you will not die.
- Ezek 23:45-47 : 45 But righteous men will judge them for committing adultery and shedding blood, because they are adulteresses, and blood is on their hands. 46 For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: ‘Bring a great assembly against them and hand them over to terror and plunder.' 47 They will stone them and cut them down with their swords. They will kill their sons and daughters and burn down their houses with fire.
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Lev 20:11-166 verses86%
11 If a man sleeps with his father's wife, he has uncovered his father's nakedness. Both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.
12 If a man sleeps with his daughter-in-law, both of them must surely be put to death. They have committed a perversion; their blood is upon them.
13 If a man lies with a male as one lies with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination. They must surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.
14 If a man marries a woman and her mother, it is depravity. He and they must be burned with fire, so that there will be no depravity among you.
15 If a man has sexual relations with an animal, he must surely be put to death, and you must kill the animal.
16 If a woman approaches any animal to mate with it, you must kill the woman and the animal. They must surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.
- Deut 22:21-222 verses83%
21 then they shall bring the young woman to the door of her father’s house, and the men of her city shall stone her to death with stones. She has committed a disgraceful act in Israel by being promiscuous while in her father’s house. You must purge the evil from among you.
22 If a man is found lying with another man’s wife, both the man and the woman who were together must die. You must purge the evil from Israel.
- Exod 20:13-142 verses81%
13 You shall not murder.
14 You shall not commit adultery.
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9 Anyone who curses his father or mother shall surely be put to death. He has cursed his father or mother; his blood is upon him.
- Lev 24:16-172 verses80%
16 Whoever blasphemes the name of the LORD must surely be put to death. The entire assembly shall stone him. Whether a foreigner or a native-born, if he blasphemes the Name, he must be put to death.
17 Anyone who takes the life of another person must be put to death.
- Deut 17:5-62 verses79%
5 take the man or woman who has committed this evil deed out to your city gates and stone that person to death.
6 On the testimony of two or three witnesses, the person will be put to death, but no one is to be put to death on the testimony of only one witness.
- Deut 22:24-252 verses79%
24 then you shall bring both of them to the gate of that city and stone them to death: the young woman because she did not cry out in the city, and the man because he violated another man’s wife. You must purge the evil from among you.
25 But if a man finds a betrothed young woman in the countryside, and forces her and lies with her, only the man who has done this shall die.
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12 Anyone who strikes a man and kills him shall surely be put to death.
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20 Do not have sexual relations with your neighbor’s wife and defile yourself with her.
- Exod 21:14-174 verses78%
14 However, if someone schemes and acts deliberately to kill his neighbor, you shall take him even from my altar to be put to death.
15 Anyone who strikes his father or mother shall surely be put to death.
16 Anyone who kidnaps another person, whether he sells him or the victim is still in his possession, shall surely be put to death.
17 Anyone who curses his father or mother shall surely be put to death.
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20 If a man has sexual relations with a woman who is a slave designated for another man but who has not been redeemed or given her freedom, there must be an inquiry, but they are not to be put to death because she had not been freed.
- Lev 20:20-212 verses77%
20 If a man lies with his aunt, he has uncovered his uncle's nakedness. They shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.
21 If a man marries his brother's wife, it is impurity. He has uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless.
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18 You shall not commit adultery.
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27 If a man or a woman has a spirit of divination or is a medium, they must be put to death. They are to be stoned, and their blood is upon them.
- Deut 21:21-222 verses75%
21 Then all the men of his city shall stone him to death. You must purge the evil from among you, and all Israel will hear of it and be afraid.
22 If a man guilty of a capital offense is put to death and you hang his body on a tree,
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19 Whoever sacrifices to gods other than the Lord must be utterly destroyed.
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11 For He who said, 'You shall not commit adultery,' also said, 'You shall not murder.' Now if you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a transgressor of the law.
- Deut 13:9-102 verses75%
9 do not yield to him or listen to him. Show no pity or compassion, and do not shield him.
10 Instead, you must put him to death. Your hand shall be the first against him to put him to death, and then the hand of all the people.
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35 The Lord said to Moses, 'The man must be put to death. The whole assembly is to stone him outside the camp.'
- Mark 10:11-122 verses74%
11 He told them, 'Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her.'
12 And if a woman divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery.
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27 You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’
- Num 5:12-132 verses74%
12 Speak to the Israelites: If a man’s wife goes astray and is unfaithful to him,
13 and another man has sexual relations with her secretly, and it is hidden from her husband, and she is not caught but has become defiled, even though there is no witness against her,
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21 Whoever kills an animal must make restitution, but whoever kills a person must be put to death.
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29 So is he who sleeps with another man's wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished.
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32 But a man who commits adultery has no sense; he destroys himself.
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20 But if you have gone astray while under your husband’s authority and defiled yourself, and if a man other than your husband has had sexual relations with you—
- Num 35:30-312 verses73%
30 Anyone who kills another person is to be put to death as a murderer only on the testimony of witnesses; but no one is to be put to death on the testimony of only one witness.
31 You must not accept a ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of death; they must surely be put to death.
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14 You shall keep the Sabbath, for it is holy to you. Anyone who profanes it shall surely be put to death; whoever does any work on it, that person shall be cut off from among their people.
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32 You adulterous wife, who prefers strangers instead of her own husband!
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17 You shall not covet your neighbor's house. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his male servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.
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18 Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.