Parallel Verses
Amplified
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 Bible
You shall not
King James Version
Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life time.
Holman Bible
You are not to marry a woman as a rival to her sister and have sexual intercourse with her during her sister’s lifetime.
International Standard Version
"You are not to marry a woman and then have sexual relations with her sister as a rival when your wife is still alive.
A Conservative Version
And thou shall not take a wife in addition to her sister, to be a rival [to her], to uncover her nakedness, besides the other in her life-time.
American Standard Version
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.
Bible in Basic English
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.
Darby Translation
And thou shalt not take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness beside her, during her life.
Julia Smith Translation
And a wife to her sister thou shalt not take to press to uncover her nakedness with her, in her living.
King James 2000
Neither shall you take as a wife her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life time.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And you must not take [as wife] a woman with her sister, to be a rival-wife, to expose her nakedness before her {during} her life.
Modern King James verseion
And you shall not take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Thou shalt not take a wife and her sister thereto, to vex her that thou wouldest open her privities as long as she liveth.
NET Bible
You must not take a woman in marriage and then marry her sister as a rival wife while she is still alive, to have sexual intercourse with her.
New Heart English Bible
"'You shall not take a wife to her sister, to be a rival, to uncover her nakedness, while her sister is yet alive.
The Emphasized Bible
And, a woman unto her sister, shalt thou not take, - to cause rivalry, by uncovering her shame besides her own while she is living.
Webster
Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness besides the other in her life-time.
World English Bible
"'You shall not take a wife to her sister, to be a rival, to uncover her nakedness, while her sister is yet alive.
Youngs Literal Translation
'And a woman unto another thou dost not take, to be an adversary, to uncover her nakedness beside her, in her life.
Themes
Abomination » Things that are, to God » Lying with a woman in her menses
Abomination » Things that are, to God » Incest
Interlinear
Laqach
Galah
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Leviticus 18:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
Laws Of Sexual Relations
17 You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, nor shall you take her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter to uncover their nakedness (have intimate relations with them); they are [her] blood relatives; it is an outrageous offense. 18 You shall not marry a woman in addition to her sister as a rival while she is alive, to uncover her nakedness. 19 ‘Also you shall not approach a woman to uncover her nakedness during her menstrual impurity and ceremonial uncleanness.
Cross References
Genesis 4:19
And Lamech took for himself two wives; the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other, Zillah.
Genesis 29:28
So Jacob complied and fulfilled Leah’s week [of celebration]; then Laban gave him his daughter Rachel as his [second] wife.
Genesis 30:15
But Leah answered, “Is it a small thing that you have taken my husband? Would you take away my son’s mandrakes also?” So Rachel said, “Jacob shall sleep with you tonight in exchange for your son’s mandrakes.”
Exodus 26:3
The five curtains shall be joined to one another, and the other five curtains shall be joined to one another.
1 Samuel 1:6-8
Hannah’s rival provoked her bitterly, to irritate and embarrass her, because the Lord had
Malachi 2:15
But not one has done so who has a remnant of the Spirit. And what did that one do while seeking a godly offspring? Take heed then to your spirit, and let no one deal treacherously against the wife of your youth.