Leviticus 18:15

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“You must not have sexual relations with your daughter-in-law. She is your son’s wife; you are not to have sexual relations with her.”

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BSBPD

“You must not have sexual relations with your daughter-in-law. She is your son’s wife; you are not to have sexual relations with her.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: she is thy son’s wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter-in-law: she is thy son’s wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`The nakedness of thy daughter-in-law thou dost not uncover; she <FI>is<Fi> thy son's wife; thou dost not uncover her nakedness.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Leviticus 18:15 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 38:18“What pledge should I give you?” he asked. She answered, “Your seal and your cord, and the staff in your hand.” So he gave them to her and slept with her, and she became pregnant by him.
  2. Genesis 38:26Judah recognized the items and said, “She is more righteous than I, since I did not give her to my son Shelah.” And he did not have relations with her again.
  3. Leviticus 20:12If a man lies with his daughter-in-law, both must surely be put to death. They have acted perversely; their blood is upon them.
  4. Ezekiel 22:11One man commits an abomination with his neighbor’s wife; another wickedly defiles his daughter-in-law; and yet another violates his sister, his own father’s daughter.

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

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