Leviticus 20:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Leviticus 20:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Leviticus 20:21 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Leviticus 20:21 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Leviticus 20:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““‘If a man takes his brother’s wife, it is an impurity. He has uncovered his brother’s nakedness. They shall be childless.”
Leviticus 20:21 — World English Bible
Leviticus 20:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And if a man shall take his brother’s wife, it is impurity: he hath uncovered his brother’s nakedness; they shall be childless. ”
Leviticus 20:21 — American Standard Version
Leviticus 20:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`And a man who taketh his brother's wife--it <FI>is<Fi> impurity; the nakedness of his brother he hath uncovered; childless they are.”
Leviticus 20:21 — Young's Literal Translation
Leviticus 20:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And if a man take his brother's wife, it is an unclean thing: he hath uncovered his brother's nakedness: they shall be childless. ”
Leviticus 20:21 — Darby Translation
Leviticus 20:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“So the man that taketh his brothers wife, committeth filthines, because he hath vncouered his brothers shame: they shalbe childles.”
Leviticus 20:21 — Geneva Bible
Leviticus 20:21 in Context — Leviticus 20
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.
22 Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, spue you not out.
23 And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nation, which I cast out before you: for they committed all these things, and therefore I abhorred them.
What Does Leviticus 20:21 Mean?
Leviticus 20:21 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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