KJV 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].
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Leviticus 18:18
Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex [her], to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life [time].
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
You must not take your wife’s sister as a rival wife and have sexual relations with her while your wife is still alive.
WEB 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.
ASV 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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘And a woman unto another thou dost not take, to be an adversary, to uncover her nakedness beside her, in her life.
Surrounding context — Leviticus 18
15 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: she [is] thy son’s wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
16 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother’s wife: it [is] thy brother’s nakedness.
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, beside the other in her life [time].
19 Also thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness.
20 Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour’s wife, to defile thyself with her.
21 And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through [the fire] to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I [am] the LORD.
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Genesis 29:28And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also.Genesis 30:15And she said unto 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.Malachi 2:15And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore 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.Genesis 4:19And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one [was] Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.1 Samuel 1:6-8And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb.Exodus 26:3The five curtains shall be coupled together one to another; and [other] five curtains [shall be] coupled one to another.
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