Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
If a man lie with his daughter-in-law they shall die both of them: they have wrought abomination, their blood upon their heads.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And if a man lie with his daughter in law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood shall be upon them.
Holman Bible
If a man sleeps with his daughter-in-law,
International Standard Version
"If a man has sexual relations with his daughter-in-law, the two are to be put to death. They've committed a repulsive act. Their guilt will remain their responsibility.
A Conservative Version
And if a man lays with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall surely be put to death. They have wrought perversion. Their blood shall be upon them.
American Standard Version
And if a man lie with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood shall be upon them.
Amplified
If a man lies [intimately] with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall most certainly be put to death; they have committed incest; their blood is on them.
Bible in Basic English
And if a man has sex relations with his son's wife, the two of them are to be put to death: it is unnatural; their blood will be on them.
Darby Translation
And if a man lie with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall certainly be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood is upon them.
Julia Smith Translation
And a man who shall lie with his daughter-in-law, dying, they shall die, they two: they did profanation; their blood is upon them.
King James 2000
And if a man lies with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have committed perversion; their blood shall be upon them.
Lexham Expanded Bible
As for a man who lies with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall be put to death; they have committed a perversion--their blood [is] on them.
Modern King James verseion
And if a man lies with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall surely be put to death. They have performed a perversion; their blood shall be on them.
NET Bible
If a man has sexual intercourse with his daughter-in-law, both of them must be put to death. They have committed perversion; their blood guilt is on themselves.
New Heart English Bible
"'If a man lies with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have committed a perversion; their blood shall be upon them.
The Emphasized Bible
And any man who lieth with his daughter-in-law, they both shall, surely be put to death, confusion, have they wrought - their blood shall be upon themselves.
Webster
And if a man shall lie with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood shall be upon them.
World English Bible
"'If a man lies with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have committed a perversion; their blood shall be upon them.
Youngs Literal Translation
And a man who lieth with his daughter-in-law -- both of them are certainly put to death; confusion they have made; their blood is on them.
Themes
Confusion » Who has wrought confusion
Incest » Defined and forbidden
Interlinear
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References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Leviticus 20:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Family And Sexual Offenses
11 If a man lie with his father's wife and uncover his father's privities, they shall both die for it, their blood be upon their heads. 12 If a man lie with his daughter-in-law they shall die both of them: they have wrought abomination, their blood upon their heads. 13 If a man lie with the mankind after the manner as with womankind, they have both committed an abomination and shall die for it. Their blood be upon their heads.
Cross References
Leviticus 18:15
Thou shalt not uncover the privities of thy daughter-in-law, she is thy son's wife; therefore uncover not her privities.
Leviticus 18:23
Thou shalt lie with no manner of beast to defile thyself therewith, neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto, for that is abomination.
Genesis 38:16
And turned to her unto the way and said, "Come, I pray thee, let me lie with thee." For he knew not that it was his daughter-in-law. And she said, "What wilt thou give me, for to lie with me?"
Genesis 38:18
Then said he, "What pledge shall I give thee?" And she said, "Thy signet, thy necklace, and thy staff that is in thy hand." And he gave it her and lay by her, and she was with child by him.
Deuteronomy 27:23
"'Cursed be he that lieth with his mother-in-law.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'