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Leviticus 18:15

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18:15 You must not have sexual intercourse with your daughter-in-law; she is your son’s wife. You must not have intercourse with her.

Leviticus 20:12

Context
20:12 If a man has sexual intercourse with his daughter-in-law, both of them must be put to death. They have committed perversion; 1  their blood guilt is on themselves.

Leviticus 20:17

Context

20:17 “‘If a man has sexual intercourse with 2  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. 3  He has exposed his sister’s nakedness; he will bear his punishment for iniquity. 4 

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[20:12]  1 tn The Hebrew term תֶּבֶל (tevel, “perversion”) derives from the verb “to mix; to confuse” (cf. KJV, ASV “they have wrought confusion”).

[20:17]  2 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).

[20:17]  3 tn Regarding the “cut off” penalty, see the note on Lev 7:20.

[20:17]  4 tn See the note on Lev 17:16 above.



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