Parallel Verses
Webster
Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness besides the other in her life-time.
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.
Amplified
You shall not marry a woman in addition to her sister as a rival while she is alive, to uncover her nakedness.
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.
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 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 besides the other in her life-time. 19 Also thou shalt not approach to a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness.
Cross References
Genesis 4:19
And Lamech took to him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
Genesis 29:28
And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel, his daughter, for a wife also.
Genesis 30:15
And she said to her, Is it a small matter that thou hast taken my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son's mandrakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with thee to-night for thy son's mandrakes.
Exodus 26:3
The five curtains shall be coupled together one to another; and other five curtains shall be coupled one to another.
1 Samuel 1:6-8
And her adversary also provoked her greatly, to make her fret, because the LORD had made her barren.
Malachi 2:15
And did he not make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And why one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.