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New Revised Standard
Leviticus 18:20
You shall not have sexual relations with your kinsman's wife, and defile yourself with her.
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Hebrew Names Version
"'You shall not lie carnally with your neighbor's wife, and defile yourself with her.
"'You shall not lie carnally with your neighbor's wife, and defile yourself with her.
King James Version
Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her.
Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her.
Lexham English Bible
And you must not have sex with your fellow citizen's wife, becoming unclean with her.
And you must not have sex with your fellow citizen's wife, becoming unclean with her.
New Century Version
"‘You must not have sexual relations with your neighbor's wife and make yourself unclean with her.
"‘You must not have sexual relations with your neighbor's wife and make yourself unclean with her.
New English Translation
You must not have sexual intercourse with the wife of your fellow citizen to become unclean with her.
You must not have sexual intercourse with the wife of your fellow citizen to become unclean with her.
Amplified Bible
'You shall not have intimate relations with your neighbor's wife, to be defiled with her.
'You shall not have intimate relations with your neighbor's wife, to be defiled with her.
New American Standard Bible
'And you shall not have sexual intercourse with your neighbor's wife, to be defiled with her.
'And you shall not have sexual intercourse with your neighbor's wife, to be defiled with her.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Moreouer, thou shalt not giue thy selfe to thy neighbours wife by carnall copulation, to be defiled with her.
Moreouer, thou shalt not giue thy selfe to thy neighbours wife by carnall copulation, to be defiled with her.
Legacy Standard Bible
And you shall not lie sexually with your neighbor's wife, to be defiled with her.
And you shall not lie sexually with your neighbor's wife, to be defiled with her.
Contemporary English Version
Don't have sex with another man's wife—that would make you unclean.
Don't have sex with another man's wife—that would make you unclean.
Complete Jewish Bible
You are not to go to bed with your neighbor's wife and thus become unclean with her.
You are not to go to bed with your neighbor's wife and thus become unclean with her.
Darby Translation
And thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to become unclean with her.
And thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to become unclean with her.
Easy-to-Read Version
"You must not have sexual relations with your neighbor's wife. This will only make you filthy.
"You must not have sexual relations with your neighbor's wife. This will only make you filthy.
English Standard Version
And you shall not lie sexually with your neighbor's wife and so make yourself unclean with her.
And you shall not lie sexually with your neighbor's wife and so make yourself unclean with her.
George Lamsa Translation
Moreover you shall not lie carnally with your neighbors wife to defile yourself with her.
Moreover you shall not lie carnally with your neighbors wife to defile yourself with her.
Good News Translation
Do not have intercourse with another man's wife; that would make you ritually unclean.
Do not have intercourse with another man's wife; that would make you ritually unclean.
Christian Standard Bible®
You are not to have sexual intercourse with your neighbor’s wife, defiling yourself with her.
You are not to have sexual intercourse with your neighbor’s wife, defiling yourself with her.
Literal Translation
And you shall not give your semen to your neighbor's wife by lying with her , for uncleanness with her.
And you shall not give your semen to your neighbor's wife by lying with her , for uncleanness with her.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thou shalt not lye with thy neghbours wife to medle with her, for to defyle thy self withall.
Thou shalt not lye with thy neghbours wife to medle with her, for to defyle thy self withall.
American Standard Version
And thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbor's wife, to defile thyself with her.
And thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbor's wife, to defile thyself with her.
Bible in Basic English
And you may not have sex relations with your neighbour's wife, making yourself unclean with her.
And you may not have sex relations with your neighbour's wife, making yourself unclean with her.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Moreouer, thou shalt not lye with thy neighbours wyfe, to defile her with seede.
Moreouer, thou shalt not lye with thy neighbours wyfe, to defile her with seede.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her.
And thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her.
King James Version (1611)
Moreouer, thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbours wife, to defile thy selfe with her.
Moreouer, thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbours wife, to defile thy selfe with her.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And thou shalt not lie with thy neighbour’s wife, to defile thyself with her.
And thou shalt not lie with thy neighbour’s wife, to defile thyself with her.
English Revised Version
And thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her.
And thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her.
Berean Standard Bible
You must not have sexual relations with your neighbor's wife and thus defile yourself with her.
You must not have sexual relations with your neighbor's wife and thus defile yourself with her.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Thou schalt not do letcherie with `the wijf of thi neiybore, nether thou schalt be defoulid with medlyng of seed.
Thou schalt not do letcherie with `the wijf of thi neiybore, nether thou schalt be defoulid with medlyng of seed.
Young's Literal Translation
`And unto the wife of thy fellow thou dost not give thy seed of copulation, for uncleanness with her.
`And unto the wife of thy fellow thou dost not give thy seed of copulation, for uncleanness with her.
Update Bible Version
And you shall not have sex with your neighbor's wife, to defile yourself with her.
And you shall not have sex with your neighbor's wife, to defile yourself with her.
Webster's Bible Translation
Moreover, thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbor's wife, to defile thyself with her.
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, to defile yourself with her.
You shall not lie carnally with your neighbor's wife, to defile yourself with her.
New King James Version
Moreover you shall not lie carnally with your neighbor's wife, to defile yourself with her.
Moreover you shall not lie carnally with your neighbor's wife, to defile yourself with her.
New Living Translation
"Do not defile yourself by having sexual intercourse with your neighbor's wife.
"Do not defile yourself by having sexual intercourse with your neighbor's wife.
New Life Bible
Do not have sex with your neighbor's wife. You would be unclean.
Do not have sex with your neighbor's wife. You would be unclean.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And of the wife of thy neighbour, shalt thou not have carnal knowledge, - to commit uncleanness with her.
And of the wife of thy neighbour, shalt thou not have carnal knowledge, - to commit uncleanness with her.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Thou shalt not lie with thy neighbour’s wife: nor be defiled with mingling of seed.
Thou shalt not lie with thy neighbour’s wife: nor be defiled with mingling of seed.
Revised Standard Version
And you shall not lie carnally with your neighbor's wife, and defile yourself with her.
And you shall not lie carnally with your neighbor's wife, and defile yourself with her.
THE MESSAGE
"Don't have sex with your neighbor's wife and violate yourself by her.
"Don't have sex with your neighbor's wife and violate yourself by her.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
'You shall not have intercourse with your neighbor's wife, to be defiled with her.
'You shall not have intercourse with your neighbor's wife, to be defiled with her.
Contextual Overview
19 You shall not approach a woman to uncover her nakedness while she is in her menstrual uncleanness. 20 You shall not have sexual relations with your kinsman's wife, and defile yourself with her. 21 You shall not give any of your offspring to sacrifice them to Molech, and so profane the name of your God: I am the Lord . 22 You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination. 23 You shall not have sexual relations with any animal and defile yourself with it, nor shall any woman give herself to an animal to have sexual relations with it: it is perversion. 24 Do not defile yourselves in any of these ways, for by all these practices the nations I am casting out before you have defiled themselves. 25 Thus the land became defiled; and I punished it for its iniquity, and the land vomited out its inhabitants. 26 But you shall keep my statutes and my ordinances and commit none of these abominations, either the citizen or the alien who resides among you 27 (for the inhabitants of the land, who were before you, committed all of these abominations, and the land became defiled); 28 otherwise the land will vomit you out for defiling it, as it vomited out the nation that was before you.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Leviticus 20:10, Exodus 20:14, Deuteronomy 5:18, Deuteronomy 22:22, Deuteronomy 22:25, 2 Samuel 11:3, 2 Samuel 11:4, 2 Samuel 11:27, Proverbs 6:25, Proverbs 6:29-33, Malachi 3:5, Matthew 5:27, Matthew 5:28, Romans 2:22, 1 Corinthians 6:9, Galatians 5:19, Hebrews 13:4
Reciprocal: Numbers 5:13 - General Ezekiel 18:6 - neither hath defiled Ezekiel 22:11 - committed
Cross-References
Genesis 4:10
And the Lord said, "What have you done? Listen; your brother's blood is crying out to me from the ground!
And the Lord said, "What have you done? Listen; your brother's blood is crying out to me from the ground!
Genesis 13:13
Now the people of Sodom were wicked, great sinners against the Lord .
Now the people of Sodom were wicked, great sinners against the Lord .
Genesis 19:13
For we are about to destroy this place, because the outcry against its people has become great before the Lord , and the Lord has sent us to destroy it."
For we are about to destroy this place, because the outcry against its people has become great before the Lord , and the Lord has sent us to destroy it."
Isaiah 3:9
The look on their faces bears witness against them; they proclaim their sin like Sodom, they do not hide it. Woe to them! For they have brought evil on themselves.
The look on their faces bears witness against them; they proclaim their sin like Sodom, they do not hide it. Woe to them! For they have brought evil on themselves.
Isaiah 5:7
For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel, and the people of Judah are his pleasant planting; he expected justice, but saw bloodshed; righteousness, but heard a cry!
For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel, and the people of Judah are his pleasant planting; he expected justice, but saw bloodshed; righteousness, but heard a cry!
Jeremiah 14:7
Although our iniquities testify against us, act, O Lord , for your name's sake; our apostasies indeed are many, and we have sinned against you.
Although our iniquities testify against us, act, O Lord , for your name's sake; our apostasies indeed are many, and we have sinned against you.
James 5:4
Listen! The wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry out, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts.
Listen! The wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry out, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Moreover, thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife,.... Which is adultery, and a breach of the seventh command,
Exodus 20:14:
to defile thyself with her; not only adultery is a defiling a man's wife, as it is sometimes called, but the adulterer defiles himself: all sin is of a defiling nature, but especially this, which defiles a man both in soul and body, and brings a blot and stain upon his character, which shall not be wiped off, Proverbs 6:32.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Leviticus 18:20. Thy neighbour's wife — Exodus 20:14; Exodus 20:14.
