Leviticus 20:19 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother’s sister, nor of thy father’s sister: for he uncovereth his near kin: they shall bear their iniquity.”

Leviticus 20:19 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Leviticus 20:19 in 6 Bible Translations

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Leviticus 20:19 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister, nor of your father’s sister, for he has made his close relative naked. They shall bear their iniquity.”

Leviticus 20:19 — World English Bible

Leviticus 20:19 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother’s sister, nor of thy father’s sister; for he hath made naked his near kin: they shall bear their iniquity. ”

Leviticus 20:19 — American Standard Version

Leviticus 20:19 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`And the nakedness of thy mother's sister, and of thy father's sister, thou dost not uncover; because his relation he hath made bare; their iniquity they bear.”

Leviticus 20:19 — Young's Literal Translation

Leviticus 20:19 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the nakedness of thy mother's sister, and of thy father's sister shalt thou not uncover; for he hath laid naked his near relation: they shall bear their iniquity. ”

Leviticus 20:19 — Darby Translation

Leviticus 20:19 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Moreouer thou shalt not vncouer the shame of thy mothers sister, nor of thy fathers sister: because he hath vncouered his kin, they shall beare their iniquitie.”

Leviticus 20:19 — Geneva Bible

Leviticus 20:19 in Context — Leviticus 20

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 hath 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 hath discovered her fountain, and she hath uncovered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be cut off from among their people.

19 And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother’s sister, nor of thy father’s sister: for he uncovereth his near kin: they shall bear their iniquity.

20 And if a man shall lie with his uncle’s wife, he hath 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 hath uncovered his brother’s nakedness; they shall be childless.

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What Does Leviticus 20:19 Mean?

Leviticus 20:19 is a verse from the Book of Leviticus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Leviticus chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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