Leviticus 18:18
“Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vexe her, to vncouer her nakednes besides the other, in her life time.”
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Leviticus 18:18 Context
16Thou shalt not vncouer the nakednesse of thy brothers wife: it is thy brothers nakednesse. 17Thou shalt not vncouer the nakednesse of a woman and her daughter, neither shalt thou take her sonnes daughter, or her daughters daughter, to vncouer her nakednesse: For they are her neere kinsewomen: it is wickednesse. 18Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vexe her, to vncouer her nakednes besides the other, in her life time. 19Also thou shalt not approche vnto a woman to vncouer her nakednes, as long as shee is put apart for her vncleannesse. 20Moreouer, thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbours wife, to defile thy selfe with her.
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Other Translations for Leviticus 18:18
Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex [her], to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life [time].
- King James Version
'You shall not marry a woman in addition to her sister as a rival while she is alive, to uncover her nakedness.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And thou shalt not take a wife to her sister, to be a rival `to her', to uncover her nakedness, besides the other in her life-time.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And you may not take as wife a woman and at the same time her sister, to be in competition with her in her life-time.
- Basic English Bible
And thou shalt not take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness beside her, during her life.
- Darby Bible
Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness besides the other in her life-time.
- Webster's Bible
'You shall not take a wife to her sister, to be a rival, to uncover her nakedness, while her sister is yet alive.
- World English Bible
`And a woman unto another thou dost not take, to be an adversary, to uncover her nakedness beside her, in her life.
- Youngs Literal Bible
And thou shalt not take a woman to her sister, to be a rival to her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her lifetime.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Leviticus 18:18
18:18 Thou shalt not take a wife to her sister - Perhaps this text doth not simply forbid the taking one wife to another, but the doing it in such a manner or for such an end, that he may vex or punish, or revenge himself of the former; which probably was a common motive amongst that hardhearted people to do so.