Deuteronomy 27:23

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“‘Cursed is he who sleeps with his mother-in-law.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’”

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BSBPD

“‘Cursed is he who sleeps with his mother-in-law.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Cursed be he that lieth with his mother in law. And all the people shall say, Amen.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Cursed be he that lieth with his mother-in-law. And all the people shall say, Amen.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`Cursed <FI>is<Fi> he who is lying with his mother-in-law, --and all the people have said, Amen.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Deuteronomy 27:23 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Leviticus 18:17You must not have sexual relations with both a woman and her daughter. You are not to marry her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter and have sexual relations with her. They are close relatives; it is depraved.
  2. Leviticus 20:14If a man marries both a woman and her mother, it is depraved. Both he and they must be burned in the fire, so that there will be no depravity among you.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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