Leviticus 20:14
And if a man takes a wife and her mother, it is wickedness: they shall be burned with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you.
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
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.
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And if a man take a wife and her mother, it is wickedness: they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And if a man{H376} take{H3947} a wife{H802} and her mother,{H517} it is wickedness:{H2154} they shall be burnt{H8313} with fire,{H784} both he and they; that there be no wickedness{H2154} among{H8432} you.
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And if a man{H376} take{H3947}{(H8799)} a wife{H802} and her mother{H517}, it is wickedness{H2154}: they shall be burnt{H8313}{(H8799)} with fire{H784}, both he and they; that there be no wickedness{H2154} among{H8432} you.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
Yf a man take a wife ad hir mother thereto, it is wekednesse. Me shall burne with fire both him and them, that there be no wekednesse amonge you.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
If eny man take a wyfe, and hir mother therto, the same hath wrought wickednes: he shalbe burnt with fyre, and so shal they also, that there be no wickednes amoge you.
Geneva Bible (1560)
Likewise he that taketh a wife and her mother, committeth wickednesse: they shal burne him and them with fire, that there be no wickednes among you.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And if a man take a wyfe, and her mother also, it is wickednesse: They shall burne with fire both hym & them, that there be no wickednesse among you.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
And if a man take a wife and her mother, it [is] wickedness: they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you.
Webster's Bible (1833)
"'If a man takes a wife and her mother, it is wickedness: they shall be burned with fire, both he and they; that there may be no wickedness among you.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
`And a man who taketh the woman and her mother -- it `is' wickedness; with fire they burn him and them, and there is no wickedness in your midst.
American Standard Version (1901)
And if a man take a wife and her mother, it is wickedness: they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you.
American Standard Version (1901)
And if a man take a wife and her mother, it is wickedness: they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And if a man takes as wife a woman and her mother, it is an act of shame; let them be burned with fire, all three of them, so that there may be no shame among you.
World English Bible (2000)
"'If a man takes a wife and her mother, it is wickedness: they shall be burned with fire, both he and they; that there may be no wickedness among you.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
If a man has marital relations with both a woman and her mother, it is lewdness. Both he and they must be burned to death, so there is no lewdness in your midst.
Referenced Verses
- Lev 18:17 : 17 You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, nor shall you take her son's daughter or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness; for they are her near kinswomen: it is wickedness.
- Deut 27:23 : 23 Cursed be he who lies with his mother-in-law. And all the people shall say, Amen.
- Josh 7:15 : 15 And it shall be, that he who is taken with the accursed thing shall be burnt with fire, he and all that he has: because he has transgressed the covenant of the LORD, and because he has done foolishness in Israel.
- Josh 7:25 : 25 And Joshua said, Why have you troubled us? the LORD shall trouble you this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire, after they had stoned them with stones.
- Amos 2:7 : 7 They pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father go in to the same maid, to profane My holy name:
- Lev 21:9 : 9 And the daughter of any priest, if she profanes herself by playing the whore, she profanes her father: she shall be burned with fire.
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Lev 20:9-135 verses82%
9 For everyone that curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death: he has cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.
10 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.
11 And the man that lies with his father's wife has uncovered his father's nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
12 And if a man lies with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood shall be upon them.
13 If a man also lies with mankind, as he lies with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
- Lev 20:15-217 verses80%
15 And if a man lies with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and you shall slay the beast.
16 And if a woman approaches any beast and lies down with it, you shall kill the woman and the beast: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
17 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 has uncovered his sister's nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.
18 And if a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness, and shall uncover her nakedness; he has discovered her fountain, and she has uncovered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be cut off from among their people.
19 And you shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother's sister, nor of your father's sister, for he uncovers his near kin: they shall bear their iniquity.
20 And if a man shall lie with his uncle's wife, he has uncovered his uncle's nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.
21 And if a man shall take his brother's wife, it is an unclean thing: he has uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless.
- Lev 18:16-238 verses76%
16 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother's wife: it is your brother's nakedness.
17 You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, nor shall you take her son's daughter or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness; for they are her near kinswomen: it is wickedness.
18 Nor shall you take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, besides the other in her lifetime.
19 Also you shall not approach a woman to uncover her nakedness as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness.
20 Moreover, you shall not lie carnally with your neighbor's wife, to defile yourself with her.
21 And you shall not let any of your seed pass through the fire to Molech, nor shall you profane the name of your God: I am the LORD.
22 You shall not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is an abomination.
23 Nor shall you lie with any beast to defile yourself with it: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down with it: it is confusion.
- Deut 22:21-222 verses75%
21 Then they shall bring out the young woman to the door of her father's house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones so that she dies, because she has done a disgraceful thing in Israel, to play the harlot in her father's house. So shall you put away the evil from among you.
22 If a man is found lying with a woman married to a husband, then they shall both die, the man that lay with the woman, and the woman; so you shall put away evil from Israel.
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30 A man shall not take his father's wife, nor uncover his father's bed.
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23 Cursed be he who lies with his mother-in-law. And all the people shall say, Amen.
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20 And whoever lies carnally with a woman who is a bondmaid, betrothed to a husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; she shall be scourged; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free.
- Lev 20:4-52 verses73%
4 And if the people of the land hide their eyes from the man, when he gives of his offspring to Molech, and do not kill him,
5 Then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that go whoring after him, to commit whoredom with Molech, from among their people.
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20 Cursed be he who lies with his father's wife; because he uncovers his father's bed. And all the people shall say, Amen.
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24 Then you shall bring them both out to the gate of that city, and you shall stone them with stones so that they die; the young woman because she did not cry out, being in the city; and the man because he has humbled his neighbor's wife; so you shall put away the evil from among you.
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17 And he who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death.
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15 And he who strikes his father or his mother shall surely be put to death.
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11 One has committed abomination with his neighbor's wife; another has lewdly defiled his daughter-in-law; and another in you has humbled his sister, his father's daughter.
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19 Whoever lies with an animal shall surely be put to death.
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7 The nakedness of your father or the nakedness of your mother you shall not uncover: she is your mother; you shall not uncover her nakedness.
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13 And a man lies with her carnally, and it is hidden from the eyes of her husband, and she is undetected, though she has defiled herself, and there is no witness against her, nor is she caught in the act;
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15 If a man has two wives, one beloved and another hated, and they have borne him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son is hers that was hated,
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13 If any man takes a wife and goes in to her and hates her,
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2 If there is found among you, within any of your gates which the LORD your God gives you, a man or woman who has done wickedness in the sight of the LORD your God by transgressing His covenant,
- Deut 17:4-52 verses71%
4 and it is told to you, and you have heard of it and diligently inquired, and indeed it is true and certain that such an abomination has been committed in Israel,
5 then you shall bring out to your gates that man or woman who has committed this wicked thing, and shall stone them with stones until they die.
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11 For this would be a heinous crime; yes, it is an iniquity to be judged.
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13 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother's sister: for she is your mother's near kinswoman.
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14 You shall not commit adultery.
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20 But if you have gone aside to another instead of your husband, and if you are defiled, and some man has lain with you besides your husband:
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16 And you take their daughters for your sons, and their daughters go whoring after their gods, and make your sons go whoring after their gods.
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27 A man or woman who has a familiar spirit, or who is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood shall be upon them.
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20 Whoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in deep darkness.