Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her.
Holman Bible
You are not to have sexual intercourse with
International Standard Version
"You are not to have sexual relations with your neighbor's wife and thereby become ceremonially unclean with her."
A Conservative Version
And thou shall not lay carnally with thy neighbor's wife, to defile thyself with her.
American Standard Version
And thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbor's wife, to defile thyself with her.
Amplified
You shall not have intimate relations with your neighbor’s wife, to be defiled with her.
Bible in Basic English
And you may not have sex relations with your neighbour's wife, making yourself unclean with her.
Darby Translation
And thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to become unclean with her.
Julia Smith Translation
To thy neighbor's wife thou shalt not give thy effusion of seed to be defiled with her.
King James 2000
Moreover you shall not lie carnally with your neighbor's wife, to defile yourself with her.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And {you must not have sex} with your fellow citizen's wife, becoming unclean with her.
Modern King James verseion
And you shall not lie carnally with your neighbor's wife, to defile yourself with her.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"'Thou shalt not lie with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her.
NET Bible
You must not have sexual intercourse with the wife of your fellow citizen to become unclean with her.
New Heart English Bible
"'You shall not lie carnally with your neighbor's wife, and defile yourself with her.
The Emphasized Bible
And of the wife of thy neighbour, shalt thou not have carnal knowledge, - to commit uncleanness with her.
Webster
Moreover, thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbor's wife, to defile thyself with her.
World English Bible
"'You shall not lie carnally with your neighbor's wife, and defile yourself with her.
Youngs Literal Translation
'And unto the wife of thy fellow thou dost not give thy seed of copulation, for uncleanness with her.
Themes
Abomination » Things that are, to God » Lying with a woman in her menses
Abomination » Things that are, to God » Adultery
Adultery » Not committing adultery
Topics
Interlinear
Nathan
Zera`
Word Count of 20 Translations in Leviticus 18:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
Laws Of Sexual Relations
19
Never have sexual intercourse with a woman while she is unclean during her monthly period.
20
Phrases
Cross References
Exodus 20:14
Do not commit adultery.
Leviticus 20:10
If a man commits adultery with the wife of an Israelite, both he and the woman should be put to death.
Matthew 5:27-28
You have heard it was said, 'You should not commit adultery.'
1 Corinthians 6:9
Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither fornicators, nor people who worship idols, nor adulterers, nor male prostitutes, nor homosexuals,
Hebrews 13:4
Let marriage be honorable among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled: for God will judge fornicators and adulterers.
Deuteronomy 5:18
Do not commit adultery.
Deuteronomy 22:22
If a man is caught having sexual intercourse with another mans wife, then both of them shall die! Both the man and the woman committing adultery must be killed. Thus you shall purge the evil from Israel.
Deuteronomy 22:25
If an engaged woman is raped (forced to experience sex) only the man who commits the act will die.
2 Samuel 11:3-4
He sent a messenger to find out who she was. He learned that she was Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.
2 Samuel 11:27
When her mourning was over, David sent for her and brought her to his home. She became his wife. Then she gave birth to a son. However, Jehovah considered David's actions evil.
Proverbs 6:25
Do not lust after her beauty in your heart. Do not let her attract you with her eyelids.
Proverbs 6:29-33
He who has sex with another mans wife; anyone who embraces her will not be innocent.
Malachi 3:5
I will approach you people for judgment! I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, the adulterers and those acting fraudulently with the wages of the worker, the widow and the fatherless. I will be a speedy witness against those who swear falsely and take advantage of the stranger, and do not show me reverence, said Jehovah of Hosts.
Romans 2:22
You who say man should not commit adultery do you commit adultery? You who abhors idols do you rob temples?
Galatians 5:19
Now the works of the flesh (sinful human nature) are apparent. They are: fornication, uncleanness, loose conduct,