Verse List for LEV 20:17

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OET (OET-RV) If a man sleeps with his sister (whether on his father’s or mother’s side) and they see each other’s nakedness, it’s a disgrace and they must be cut off from their people—he’s exposed her nakedness and he must bear his wickedness.

OET-LV And_a _man who he _will _take DOM sister _of_his the _daughter _of his/its_father or the _daughter _of his/its_mother and_he _will _see DOM nakedness _of_her and_she she _will _see DOM nakedness _of_his is_a _shame it and_they _will _be _cut _off to_the _eyes _of the _sons _of their _people _of_their the _nakedness _of his _sister _of_his he _has _uncovered iniquity _of_his he _will _bear.

ULT And a man who takes his sister, the daughter of his father or the daughter of his mother, and he sees her nakedness, and she herself sees his nakedness—it, is a disgrace. And they shall be cut off in the eyes of the sons of their people. The nakedness of his sister he has uncovered; he shall bear his iniquity.

UST If a man sleeps with his sister, whether she is his father’s or his mother’s daughter, and they see one another naked, they have done something disgraceful. Because the man has shamed his sister, I will remove them from among my people so that the people of Israel no longer see them. The people of Israel should hold him responsible for his wrongdoing.

BSB & MSB If a man marries his sister, whether the daughter of his father or of his mother, and they have sexual relations,[fn] it is a disgrace. They must be cut off in the sight of their people. He has uncovered the nakedness of his sister; he shall bear his iniquity.

OEB No OEB LEV book available

WEBBE & WMBB “‘If a man takes his sister—his father’s daughter, or his mother’s daughter—and sees her nakedness, and she sees his nakedness, it is a shameful thing. They shall be cut off in the sight of the children of their people. He has uncovered his sister’s nakedness. He shall bear his iniquity.

NET “‘If a man has sexual intercourse with 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. He has exposed his sister’s nakedness; he will bear his punishment for iniquity.

LSV And a man who takes his sister, a daughter of his father or daughter of his mother, and he has seen her nakedness, and she sees his nakedness—it is a shame; and they have been cut off before the eyes of the sons of their people; he has uncovered the nakedness of his sister; he bears his iniquity.

FBV A man who marries his sister, whether she's his father's daughter or his mother's daughter, and they have sex, has done something shameful. They must be expelled from their people in front of everybody. He has brought shame on his sister; he bears the responsibility for his punishment.

T4T ‘If a man marries his sister, the daughter of either his mother or his father, and they have sex together, that is disgraceful. They must not be allowed to continue to associate with my people. And because he has disgraced his sister, he must be punished.

LEB “ ‘As for[fn] a man who takes his sister, his father’s daughter or his mother’s daughter, and he sees her nakedness and she herself sees his nakedness, it is a disgrace, and they shall be cut off _⌊before_⌋[fn] the eyes of _⌊their people_⌋;[fn] he has exposed his sister’s nakedness—he must bear his guilt.

BBE And if a man takes his sister, daughter of his father or his mother, and has sex relations with her and she with him, it is an act of shame: they are to be cut off before the children of their people; he has had sex relations with his sister, and his sin will be on him.

Moff No Moff LEV book available

JPS And if a man shall take his sister, his father's daughter, or his mother's daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness: it is a shameful thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of the children of their people: he hath uncovered his sister's nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.

ASV And if a man shall take his sister, his father’s daughter, or his mother’s daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a shameful thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of the children of their people: he hath uncovered his sister’s nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.

DRA If any man take his sister, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of his mother, and see her nakedness, and she behold her brother’s shame: they have committed a crime: they shall be slain, in the sight of their people, because they have discovered one another’s nakedness, and they shall bear their iniquity.

YLT 'And a man who taketh his sister, a daughter of his father or daughter of his mother, and he hath seen her nakedness, and she seeth his nakedness: it is a shame; and they have been cut off before the eyes of the sons of their people; the nakedness of his sister he hath uncovered; his iniquity he beareth.

Drby And if a man take his sister, his father's daughter, or his mother's daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness, that is a disgrace; and they shall be cut off before the eyes of the children of their people: he hath uncovered his sister's nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.

RV And if a man shall take his sister, his father’s daughter, or his mother’s daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a shameful thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of the children of their people: he hath uncovered his sister’s nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.
(And if a man shall take his sister, his father’s daughter, or his mother’s daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a shameful thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of the children of their people: he hath/has uncovered his sister’s nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.)

SLT And a man who shall take his sister, his father’s daughter, or his mother’s daughter, and he saw her nakedness, and she shall see his nakedness; it is a reproach; and they were cut off in the eyes of the sons of their people; he uncovered his sister’s nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.

Wbstr And if a man shall take his sister, his father's daughter, or his mother's daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a wicked thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people: he hath uncovered his sister's nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.

KJB-1769 And if a man shall take his sister, his father’s daughter, or his mother’s daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a wicked thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people: he hath uncovered his sister’s nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.
(And if a man shall take his sister, his father’s daughter, or his mother’s daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a wicked thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people: he hath/has uncovered his sister’s nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.)

KJB-1611 And if a man shall take his sister, his fathers daughter, or his mothers daughter, and see her nakednesse, and she see his nakednesse, it is a wicked thing, and they shall bee cut off in the sight of their people: he hath vncouered his sisters nakednesse, he shall beare his iniquitie.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps If a man take his sister, his fathers daughter, or his mothers daughter, & see her nakednesse, and she his nakednesse, it is a wicked thing, they shalbe cut of in the sight of their people: he hath vncouered his sisters nakednesse, he shall beare his sinne.
(If a man take his sister, his fathers daughter, or his mothers daughter, and see her nakedness, and she his nakedness, it is a wicked thing, they shall be cut of in the sight of their people: he hath/has uncovered his sisters nakedness, he shall bear his sin.)

Gnva Also the man that taketh his sister, his fathers daughter, or his mothers daughter, and seeth her shame and she seeth his shame, it is villenie: therefore they shall be cut off in the sight of their people, because he hath vncouered his sisters shame, he shall beare his iniquitie.
(Also the man that taketh/takes his sister, his fathers daughter, or his mothers daughter, and seeth/sees her shame and she seeth/sees his shame, it is villenie: therefore they shall be cut off in the sight of their people, because he hath/has uncovered his sisters shame, he shall bear his iniquity.)

Cvdl Yf eny man take his sister, his fathers doughter, or his mothers doughter, and se hir preuyte, and she agayne se his secretes, it is a wicked thinge. They shalbe roted out in the sight of their people. For he hath vncouered his sisters preuyte, he shal beare his synne.
(If any man take his sister, his fathers daughter, or his mothers daughter, and see her preuyte, and she again see his secrets, it is a wicked thing. They shall be rooted out in the sight of their people. For he hath/has uncovered his sisters preuyte, he shall bear his sin.)

Wycl He that takith his sistir `the douytir of his fadir, ether the douyter of his modir, and seeth hir filthe, and sche seeth the schenschip of the brothir, thei han wrouyt an vnleueful thing, bothe schulen be slayn in the siyt of her puple; for thei schewiden togidere her filthe, and thei schulen bere her wickidnesse.
(He that taketh/takes his sister the daughter of his father, either the daughter of his mother, and seeth/sees her filth, and she seeth/sees the disgrace/ruin of the brother, they have wrought/done an unleueful thing, both should be slain/killed in the sight of her people; for they schewed together her filth, and they should bear her wickedness.)

Luth Wenn jemand seine Schwester nimmt, seines Vaters Tochter oder seiner Mutter Tochter, und ihre Scham beschauet, und sie wieder seine Scham: das ist eine Blutschande; die sollen ausgerottet wer den vor den Leuten ihres Volks, denn er hat seiner Schwester Scham entblößet. Er soll seine Missetat tragen.
(When someone his sister takes, his father daughter or his mother daughter, and their/her shame(n) looked_at, and they/she/them again his shame(n): the is a/one incest; the should eradicated who the before/in_front_of the people theirs/hers peoples, because/than he has his sister shame(n) bared/exposed. He should his misdeed/iniquity bear/carry.)

ClVg Qui acceperit sororem suam filiam patris sui, vel filiam matris suæ, et viderit turpitudinem ejus, illaque conspexerit fratris ignominiam, nefariam rem operati sunt: occidentur in conspectu populi sui, eo quod turpitudinem suam mutuo revelaverint, et portabunt iniquitatem suam.[fn]
(Who received sister his_own daughter of_the_father self, or daughter mother his/her_own(pl), and see ugliness his/her, thatque conspexerit brother’s disgrace, nefariam thing worked are: they_will_be_killed in/into/on in_sight of_the_people self, by_him that ugliness his_own mutually revelaverint, and they_will_carry iniquity his_own.)

UHB וְ⁠אִ֣ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־יִקַּ֣ח אֶת־אֲחֹת֡⁠וֹ בַּת־אָבִ֣י⁠ו א֣וֹ בַת־אִ֠מּ⁠וֹ וְ⁠רָאָ֨ה אֶת־עֶרְוָתָ֜⁠הּ וְ⁠הִֽיא־תִרְאֶ֤ה אֶת־עֶרְוָת⁠וֹ֙ חֶ֣סֶד ה֔וּא וְ⁠נִ֨כְרְת֔וּ לְ⁠עֵינֵ֖י בְּנֵ֣י עַמָּ֑⁠ם עֶרְוַ֧ת אֲחֹת֛⁠וֹ גִּלָּ֖ה עֲוֺנ֥⁠וֹ יִשָּֽׂא׃ ‡

BrLXX Ὃς ἂν λάβῃ τὴν ἀδελφὴν αὐτοῦ ἐκ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ ἢ ἐκ μητρὸς αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἴδῃ τὴν ἀσχημοσύνην αὐτῆς, καὶ αὕτη ἴδῃ τὴν ἀσχημοσύνην αὐτοῦ, ὄνειδός ἐστιν, ἐξολοθρευθήσονται ἐνωπιον υἱῶν γένους αὐτῶν· ἀσχημοσύνην ἀδελφῆς αὐτοῦ ἀπεκάλυψεν, ἁμαρτίαν κομιοῦνται.

BrTr Whosoever shall take his sister by his father or by his mother, and shall see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness, it is a reproach: they shall be destroyed before the children of their family; he has uncovered his sister's nakedness, they shall bear their sin.