Leviticus 20:21
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.
KJV
Qui duxerit uxorem fratris sui, rem facit illicitam : turpitudinem fratris sui revelavit : absque liberis erunt.
Vulgate
ὃς ἂν λάβῃ τὴν γυναῖκα τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ, ἀκαθαρσία αὐτοῦ ἐστίν· ἀσχημοσύνην ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ ἀπεκάλυψεν, ἄτεκνοι ἀποθανοῦνται.
LXX
And if a man shall take his brother’s wife, it is impurity: he hath uncovered his brother’s nakedness; they shall be childless.
ASV
וְ/אִ֗ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִקַּ֛ח אֶת אֵ֥שֶׁת אָחִ֖י/ו נִדָּ֣ה הִ֑וא עֶרְוַ֥ת אָחִ֛י/ו גִּלָּ֖ה עֲרִירִ֥ים יִהְיֽוּ
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
12 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Lev 18:16 — Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother’s wife: it is thy brother’s nakedness.
- Lev 18:16 — Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother’s wife: it is thy brother’s nakedness.
- Mark 6:18 — For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother’s wife.
- Matt 14:3 — For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife.
- Matt 14:4 — For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.