20:17 “‘If a man has sexual intercourse with 1 his sister, whether the daughter of his father or his mother, so that he sees her nakedness and she sees his nakedness, it is a disgrace. They must be cut off in the sight of the children of their people. 2 He has exposed his sister’s nakedness; he will bear his punishment for iniquity. 3 20:18 If a man has sexual intercourse with a menstruating woman and uncovers her nakedness, he has laid bare her fountain of blood and she has exposed the fountain of her blood, so both of them 4 must be cut off from the midst of their people. 20:19 You must not expose the nakedness of your mother’s sister and your father’s sister, for such a person has laid bare his own close relative. 5 They must bear their punishment for iniquity. 6 20:20 If a man has sexual intercourse with his aunt, he has exposed his uncle’s nakedness; they must bear responsibility for their sin, they will die childless. 20:21 If a man has sexual intercourse with 7 his brother’s wife, it is indecency. He has exposed his brother’s nakedness; 8 they will be childless.
1 tn Heb “takes.” The verb “to take” in this context means “to engage in sexual intercourse,” though some English versions translate it as “marry” (e.g., NIV, NCV, TEV, CEV).
2 tn Regarding the “cut off” penalty, see the note on Lev 7:20.
3 tn See the note on Lev 17:16 above.
4 tn Heb “and the two of them.”
5 tn Heb “his flesh.”
6 tn See the note on Lev 17:16 above.
7 tn Heb “takes.” The verb “to take” in this context means “to engage in sexual intercourse.”
8 sn See the note on Lev 18:7 above.