Leviticus 18:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother’s wife: it is thy brother’s nakedness.”
Leviticus 18:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Leviticus 18:16 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Leviticus 18:16 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Leviticus 18:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother’s wife. It is your brother’s nakedness.”
Leviticus 18:16 — World English Bible
Leviticus 18:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother’s wife: it is thy brother’s nakedness.”
Leviticus 18:16 — American Standard Version
Leviticus 18:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`The nakedness of thy brother's wife thou dost not uncover; it <FI>is<Fi> thy brother's nakedness.”
Leviticus 18:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Leviticus 18:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“The nakedness of thy brother's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy brother's nakedness.”
Leviticus 18:16 — Darby Translation
Leviticus 18:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Thou shalt not discouer the shame of thy brothers wife. for it is thy brothers shame.”
Leviticus 18:16 — Geneva Bible
Leviticus 18:16 in Context — Leviticus 18
14 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father’s brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she is thine aunt.
15 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: she is thy son’s wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
16 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother’s wife: it is thy brother’s nakedness.
17 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, neither shalt thou take her son’s daughter, or her daughter’s daughter, to uncover her nakedness; for they are her near kinswomen: it is wickedness.
18 Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life time.
What Does Leviticus 18:16 Mean?
Leviticus 18:16 is a verse from the Book of Leviticus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Leviticus chapter 18. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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