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Chapter 24: Of Marriage and Divorce
1. Marriage is to be between one man and one woman. Neither is it lawful for any man to have more than one wife, nor for any woman to have more than one husband—at the same time.
Genesis 2:24 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; Matthew 19:5–6 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; Proverbs 2:17 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB)
2. Marriage was ordained for the mutual help of husband and wife,[1], a for the increase of mankind with legitimate offspring, for the increase of the Church with holy offspring,b and for preventing sexual immorality.c
aGenesis 2:18 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; bMalachi 2:15 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; c1 Corinthians
7:2, 9 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB)
3. It is lawful for all sorts of people to marry who are able with judgment to give their consent.a Yet it is the duty of Christians to marry only in the Lord.b Therefore those who profess the true reformed religion should not marry infidels,[2] Papists,[3] or other idolaters. Neither should those who are godly be unequally yoked, by marrying those who are notoriously wicked in their life or maintain damnable heresies.[4], c
aHebrews 13:4 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; 1 Timothy 4:3 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; 1 Corinthians 7:36–38 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; Genesis 24:57–58 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; b1 Corinthians
7:39 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; cGenesis 34:14 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; Exodus 34:16 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; Deuteronomy 7:3–4 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; 1 Kings 11:4 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; Nehemiah 13:25–27 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; Malachi 2:11–12 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; 2 Corinthians 6:14 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB)
4. Marriage ought not to be within the degrees of nearness of
kin or affinity forbidden in the Word.a Nor can such incestuous marriages ever
be made lawful by any law of man or consent of parties so that those persons
may live together as man and wife.b The man may not marry any of his
wife’s kindred nearer in blood than he may of his own; nor the woman of her
husband’s kindred nearer in blood than of her own.[5],
[6], c
aLeviticus 18 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; 1 Corinthians 5:1 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; Amos 2:7 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; bMark 6:18 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; Leviticus 18:24–28 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; cLeviticus
20:19–21 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB)
5. Adultery[7] or fornication[8] committed after a contract,[9] if detected before marriage, gives just occasion to the innocent party to dissolve that contract.a In the case of adultery after marriage, it is lawful for the innocent party to sue for a divorce;b and after the divorce, to marry another just as if the offending party were dead.c
aMatthew 1:18–20 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; bMatthew 5:31–32
(ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; cMatthew 19:9 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; Romans 7:2–3 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB)
6. Although the corruption of man is such that he is apt to study unduly arguments to put asunder those whom God has joined together in marriage, the only valid reasons for dissolving the bond of marriage are:
- Adultery
- Willful desertion that cannot be remedied by the Church or civil magistrate.a
In a divorce case:
· A public and orderly course of proceeding is to be observed;
· The persons concerned in it are not to be left to their own wills and discretion in their own case.b
aMatthew 19:8–9 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; 1 Corinthians 7:15 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; Matthew 19:6 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB) ; bDeuteronomy
24:1–4 (ESV KJ3 NASB WEB)
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Ch. 24:1
Genesis 2:24 (ESV) Back
24Therefore a man shall leave his father and
his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.
Genesis 2:24 (KJ3) Back
24 Therefore, a man shall leave his father and
his mother, and shall cleave to his wife and they shall become one flesh.
Genesis 2:24 (NASB95) Back
24For this reason a man shall leave his
father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one
flesh.
Genesis 2:24 (WEB) Back
24 Therefore a man will leave his father and
his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh.
Matthew 19:5–6 (ESV) Back
5and said, ‘Therefore a man shall leave his
father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one
flesh’? 6So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined
together, let not man separate.”
Matthew 19:5-6 (KJ3) Back
5 And He said, “On account of this
a man shall leave father and mother, and shall be joined to his wife, and the
two shall become one flesh.Ӡ
6 So that they are no longer two,
but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, let not man separate.
Matthew 19:5–6 (NASB95) Back
5and said, ‘For this reason a man shall
leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become
one flesh’? 6“So they are no longer two, but one flesh. What
therefore God has joined together, let no man separate.”
Matthew 19:5-6 (WEB) Back
5 and said, ‘For this cause a man shall
leave his father and mother, and shall be joined to his wife; and the two shall
become one flesh?’✡
6 So
that they are no more two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined
together, don’t let man tear apart.”
Proverbs 2:17 (ESV) Back
17who forsakes the companion of her youth
and forgets the covenant of her God;
Proverbs 2:17 (KJ3) Back
17 who forsakes the guide of her
youth, and forgets the covenant of her God.
Proverbs 2:17 (NASB95) Back
17That leaves the companion of her youth And
forgets the covenant of her God;
Proverbs 2:17 (WEB) Back
17 who
forsakes the friend of her youth,
Ch. 24:2
Genesis 2:18 (ESV) Back
18Then the Lord God said, “It is not good
that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.”
Genesis 2:18 (KJ3) Back
18¶ And Jehovah God said, It is not
good, the man being alone. I will make a helper corresponding to him.
Genesis 2:18 (NASB95) Back
18Then the Lord God said, “It is not good
for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.”
Genesis 2:18 (WEB) Back
18 Yahweh God said, “It is not good for
the man to be alone. I will make him a helper comparable to‡ him.”
Malachi 2:15 (ESV) Back
15Did he not make them one, with a portion
of the Spirit in their union? And what was the one God seeking? Godly
offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit, and let none of you be faithless
to the wife of your youth.
Malachi 2:15 (KJ3) Back
15 And did He not make you one?
And the vestige of the Spirit is to him. And what of the one? He
was seeking a seed of God; even guard your spirit, and do not act deceitfully
with the wife of your youth.
Malachi 2:15 (NASB95) Back
15“But not one has done so who has a remnant
of the Spirit. And what did that one do while he was seeking a godly offspring?
Take heed then to your spirit, and let no one deal treacherously against the
wife of your youth.
Malachi 2:15 (WEB) Back
15 Did he not make you one, although he had the
residue of the Spirit? Why one? He sought godly offspring. Therefore take heed
to your spirit, and let no one deal treacherously against the wife of his
youth.
1 Corinthians 7:2, 9 (ESV) Back
2But because of the temptation to sexual
immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband.
9But if they cannot exercise self-control,
they should marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.
1 Corinthians 7:2, 9 (KJ3) Back
2 but because of fornication, let
each one have his own wife, and let each one have her own
husband.
9 But if they do not have self
control, let them marry; for it is better to marry than to be inflamed.
1 Corinthians 7:2, 9 (NASB95) Back
2But because of immoralities, each man is
to have his own wife, and each woman is to have her own husband.
9But if they do not have self-control, let
them marry; for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.
1 Corinthians 7:2, 9 (WEB) Back
2 But, because of sexual immoralities, let
each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.
9 But if they don’t have self-control, let
them marry. For it’s better to marry than to burn.
Ch. 24:3
Hebrews 13:4 (ESV) Back
4Let marriage be held in honor among all,
and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral
and adulterous.
Hebrews 13:4 (KJ3) Back
4 Marriage is honorable in
all, and the bed undefiled; but God will judge fornicators and adulterers.
Hebrews 13:4 (NASB95) Back
4Marriage is to be held in honor among all,
and the marriage bed is to be undefiled; for fornicators and adulterers God
will judge.
Hebrews 13:4 (WEB) Back
4 Let marriage be held in honor among all, and
let the bed be undefiled: but God will judge the sexually immoral and
adulterers.
1 Timothy 4:3 (ESV) Back
3who forbid marriage and require abstinence
from foods that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who
believe and know the truth.
1 Timothy 4:3 (KJ3) Back
3 forbidding to marry, saying to
abstain from foods, which God created for partaking with thanksgiving by the
believing ones and the ones fully knowing the truth.
1 Timothy 4:3 (NASB95) Back
3men who forbid marriage and advocate
abstaining from foods which God has created to be gratefully shared in by those
who believe and know the truth.
1 Timothy 4:3 (WEB) Back
3 forbidding marriage and commanding to
abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those
who believe and know the truth.
1 Corinthians 7:36–38 (ESV) Back
36If anyone thinks that he is not behaving
properly toward his betrothed, if his passions are strong, and it has to be,
let him do as he wishes: let them marry—it is no sin. 37But whoever is firmly established in his
heart, being under no necessity but having his desire under control, and has
determined this in his heart, to keep her as his betrothed, he will do well. 38So then
he who marries his betrothed does well, and he who refrains from marriage will
do even better.
1 Corinthians 7:36-38 (KJ3) Back
36¶ But if anyone thinks he acts
unseemly toward his virgin (if she is beyond her prime, and so it ought
to be), let him do what he desires; he does not sin; let them marry.
37 But he who stands firm in
heart, not having necessity, but has authority as to his own will, and
has judged this in his heart, to keep his virgin; he does well.
38 So that he giving in marriage
does well, and he not giving in marriage does better.
1 Corinthians 7:36–38 (NASB95) Back
36But if any man thinks that he is acting
unbecomingly toward his virgin daughter, if she is past her youth, and if it
must be so, let him do what he wishes, he does not sin; let her marry. 37But he
who stands firm in his heart, being under no constraint, but has authority over
his own will, and has decided this in his own heart, to keep his own virgin
daughter, he will do well. 38So then both he who gives his own virgin
daughter in marriage does well, and he who does not give her in marriage will
do better.
1 Corinthians 7:36-38 (WEB) Back
36 But if any man thinks that he is behaving inappropriately
toward his virgin, if she is past the flower of her age, and if need so
requires, let him do what he desires. He doesn’t sin. Let them marry.
37 But he who stands steadfast in his heart,
having no urgency, but has power over his own will, and has determined in his
own heart to keep his own virgin, does well.
38 So then both he who gives his own virgin in
marriage does well, and he who doesn’t give her in marriage does better.
Genesis 24:57–58 (ESV) Back
57They said, “Let us call the young woman
and ask her.” 58And they called Rebekah and said to her, “Will you
go with this man?” She said, “I will go.”
Genesis 24:57-58 (KJ3) Back
57 And they said, We will call the girl and ask
of her mouth.
58 And they called Rebekah and said to her,
Will you go with this man? And she said, I will go.
Genesis 24:57–58 (NASB95) Back
57And they said, “We will call the girl and
consult her wishes.” 58Then they called Rebekah and said to her, “Will
you go with this man?” And she said, “I will go.”
Genesis 24:57-58 (WEB) Back
57 They said, “We will call the young
lady, and ask her.”
58
They called Rebekah, and said to her, “Will you go with this man?”
1 Corinthians 7:39 (ESV) Back
39A wife is bound to her husband as long as
he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to be married to whom she
wishes, only in the Lord.
1 Corinthians 7:39 (KJ3) Back
39¶ A wife is bound by law for as
long a time as her husband lives; but if her husband sleeps, she is free to be
married to whomever she desires, only in the Lord.
1 Corinthians 7:39 (NASB95) Back
39A wife is bound as long as her husband lives;
but if her husband is dead, she is free to be married to whom she wishes, only
in the Lord.
1 Corinthians 7:39 (WEB) Back
39 A wife is bound by law for as long as
her husband lives; but if the husband is dead, she is free to be married to
whomever she desires, only in the Lord.
Genesis 34:14 (ESV) Back
14They said to them, “We cannot do this
thing, to give our sister to one who is uncircumcised, for that would be a
disgrace to us.
Genesis 34:14 (KJ3) Back
14 And they said to them, We are not able to do
this thing, to give our sister to a man who is uncircumcised. For it is a
reproach to us.
Genesis 34:14 (NASB95) Back
14They said to them, “We cannot do this
thing, to give our sister to one who is uncircumcised, for that would be a
disgrace to us.
Genesis 34:14 (WEB) Back
14 and said to them, “We can’t do this thing,
to give our sister to one who is uncircumcised; for that is a reproach to us.
Exodus 34:16 (ESV) Back
16and you take of their daughters for your
sons, and their daughters whore after their gods and make your sons whore after
their gods.
Exodus 34:16 (KJ3) Back
16 and you take from their
daughters for your sons, and their daughters fornicate with their gods, and
they lead your sons to fornicate with their gods.
Exodus 34:16 (NASB95) Back
16and you might take some of his daughters
for your sons, and his daughters might play the harlot with their gods and
cause your sons also to play the harlot with their gods.
Exodus 34:16 (WEB) Back
16 and you take of their daughters to your
sons, and their daughters play the prostitute after their gods, and make your
sons play the prostitute after their gods.
Deuteronomy 7:3–4 (ESV) Back
3You shall not intermarry with them, giving
your daughters to their sons or taking their daughters for your sons, 4for they
would turn away your sons from following me, to serve other gods. Then the
anger of the Lord would be kindled against you, and he would destroy you
quickly.
Deuteronomy 7:3-4 (KJ3) Back
3 and you shall not intermarry
with them; you shall not give your daughter to his son, and not shall you take
his daughter to your son.
4 For he will turn your son away
from following Me, that they may serve other gods; and the anger of Jehovah
will burn against you, and He will destroy you quickly.
Deuteronomy 7:3–4 (NASB95) Back
3“Furthermore, you shall not intermarry
with them; you shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor shall you take
their daughters for your sons. 4“For they will turn your sons away from
following Me to serve other gods; then the anger of the Lord will be kindled
against you and He will quickly destroy you.
Deuteronomy 7:3-4 (WEB) Back
3 You shall not make marriages with them. You
shall not give your daughter to his son, nor shall you take his daughter for
your son.
4 For he will turn away your son from
following me, that they may serve other gods. So Yahweh’s anger would be
kindled against you, and he would destroy you quickly.
1 Kings 11:4 (ESV) Back
4For when Solomon was old his wives turned
away his heart after other gods, and his heart was not wholly true to the Lord
his God, as was the heart of David his father.
1 Kings 11:4 (KJ3) Back
4 And it happened, at the time
Solomon was old, his wives turned away his heart after other gods, and his
heart was not perfect with Jehovah his God, like the heart of his father David.
1 Kings 11:4 (NASB95) Back
4For when Solomon was old, his wives turned
his heart away after other gods; and his heart was not wholly devoted to the
Lord his God, as the heart of David his father had been.
1 Kings 11:4 (WEB) Back
4 When Solomon was old, his wives turned away
his heart after other gods; and his heart was not perfect with Yahweh his God,
as the heart of David his father was.
Nehemiah 13:25–27 (ESV) Back
25And I confronted them and cursed them and
beat some of them and pulled out their hair. And I made them take oath in the
name of God, saying, “You shall not give your daughters to their sons, or take
their daughters for your sons or for yourselves. 26Did not Solomon king of Israel sin on
account of such women? Among the many nations there was no king like him, and
he was beloved by his God, and God made him king over all Israel. Nevertheless,
foreign women made even him to sin. 27Shall we then listen to you and do all
this great evil and act treacherously against our God by marrying foreign
women?”
Nehemiah 13:25-27 (KJ3) Back
25 And I contended with them, and
put a curse on them, and struck some of them, and I plucked their hair.
And I made them swear by the name of God, saying, If you shall give your
daughters to their sons, or and if you take from their daughters to your sons
and for yourselves.
26 Did not Solomon king of Israel
sin by these things? Yet among many nations there was no king like him, who was
beloved by his God; and God made him king over Israel. But women from foreign lands
caused even him to sin.
27 Shall we then listen to you, to
do this great evil, to act unfaithfully against our God in living with foreign
women?
Nehemiah 13:25–27 (NASB95) Back
25So I contended with them and cursed them
and struck some of them and pulled out their hair, and made them swear by God,
“You shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor take of their daughters
for your sons or for yourselves. 26“Did not Solomon king of Israel sin
regarding these things? Yet among the many nations there was no king like him,
and he was loved by his God, and God made him king over all Israel;
nevertheless the foreign women caused even him to sin. 27“Do we then hear about you that you have
committed all this great evil by acting unfaithfully against our God by
marrying foreign women?”
Nehemiah 13:25-27 (WEB) Back
25 I contended with them, and cursed them, and
struck certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God,
“You shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor take their daughters for
your sons, or for yourselves.
26 Didn’t Solomon king of Israel sin by these
things? Yet among many nations was there no king like him, and he was beloved
of his God, and God made him king over all Israel. Nevertheless foreign women
caused even him to sin.
27 Shall we then listen to you to do all this
great evil, to trespass against our God in marrying foreign women?”
Malachi 2:11–12 (ESV) Back
11Judah has been faithless, and abomination
has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem. For Judah has profaned the
sanctuary of the Lord, which he loves, and has married the daughter of a foreign
god. 12May the Lord cut off from the tents of Jacob any descendant of the man who
does this, who brings an offering to the Lord of hosts!
Malachi 2:11-12 (KJ3) Back
11 Judah has acted deceitfully, and
has done an abomination in
12 Jehovah will cut off from the
tents of Jacob the man who does it, he awakening and answering, or
offering a food offering to Jehovah of Hosts.
Malachi 2:11–12 (NASB95) Back
11“Judah has dealt treacherously, and an
abomination has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah has
profaned the sanctuary of the Lord which He loves and has married the daughter
of a foreign god. 12“As for the man who does this, may the Lord cut
off from the tents of Jacob everyone who awakes and answers, or who presents an
offering to the Lord of hosts.
Malachi 2:11-12 (WEB) Back
11 Judah has dealt treacherously, and an
abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah has profaned the
holiness of Yahweh which he loves, and has married the daughter of a foreign
god.
12 Yahweh will cut off, to the man who does
this, him who wakes and him who answers, out of the tents of Jacob, and him who
offers an offering to Yahweh of Armies.
2 Corinthians 6:14 (ESV) Back
14Do not be unequally yoked with
unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what
fellowship has light with darkness?
2 Corinthians 6:14 (KJ3) Back
14 Do not be unequally yoked with
faithless ones. For what partnership does righ- teousness have with
lawlessness? And what fellowship does light have with darkness?
2 Corinthians 6:14 (NASB95) Back
14Do not be bound together with unbelievers;
for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has
light with darkness?
2 Corinthians 6:14 (WEB) Back
14 Don’t be unequally yoked with unbelievers,
for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? Or what fellowship has
light with darkness?
Ch. 24:4
Leviticus 18 (ESV) Back
1And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2“Speak
to the people of Israel and say to them, I am the Lord your God. 3You
shall not do as they do in the land of Egypt, where you lived, and you shall
not do as they do in the land of Canaan, to which I am bringing you. You shall
not walk in their statutes. 4You shall follow my rules and keep my
statutes and walk in them. I am the Lord your God. 5You shall therefore keep my statutes and
my rules; if a person does them, he shall live by them: I am the Lord. 6“None of
you shall approach any one of his close relatives to uncover nakedness. I am
the Lord. 7You shall not uncover the nakedness of your
father, which is the nakedness of your mother; she is your mother, you shall
not uncover her nakedness. 8You shall not uncover the nakedness of
your father’s wife; it is your father’s nakedness. 9You shall not uncover the nakedness of
your sister, your father’s daughter or your mother’s daughter, whether brought
up in the family or in another home. 10You shall not uncover the nakedness of
your son’s daughter or of your daughter’s daughter, for their nakedness is your
own nakedness. 11You shall not uncover the nakedness of your
father’s wife’s daughter, brought up in your father’s family, since she is your
sister. 12You shall not uncover the nakedness of your
father’s sister; she is your father’s relative. 13You shall not uncover the nakedness of
your mother’s sister, for she is your mother’s relative. 14You shall not uncover the nakedness of
your father’s brother, that is, you shall not approach his wife; she is your
aunt. 15You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law; she is your
son’s wife, you shall not uncover her nakedness. 16You shall not uncover the nakedness of
your brother’s wife; it is your brother’s nakedness. 17You shall not uncover the nakedness of a
woman and of her daughter, and you shall not take her son’s daughter or her
daughter’s daughter to uncover her nakedness; they are relatives; it is depravity. 18And you
shall not take a woman as a rival wife to her sister, uncovering her nakedness
while her sister is still alive. 19“You shall not approach a woman to uncover
her nakedness while she is in her menstrual uncleanness. 20And you shall not lie sexually with your
neighbor’s wife and so make yourself unclean with her. 21You shall not give any of your children to
offer them to Molech, and so profane the name of your God: I am the Lord. 22You
shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination. 23And you
shall not lie with any animal and so make yourself unclean with it, neither
shall any woman give herself to an animal to lie with it: it is perversion. 24“Do not
make yourselves unclean by any of these things, for by all these the nations I
am driving out before you have become unclean, 25and the land became unclean, so that I
punished its iniquity, and the land vomited out its inhabitants. 26But you
shall keep my statutes and my rules and do none of these abominations, either
the native or the stranger who sojourns among you 27(for the people of the land, who were
before you, did all of these abominations, so that the land became unclean), 28lest
the land vomit you out when you make it unclean, as it vomited out the nation
that was before you. 29For everyone who does any of these abominations,
the persons who do them shall be cut off from among their people. 30So keep
my charge never to practice any of these abominable customs that were practiced
before you, and never to make yourselves unclean by them: I am the Lord your
God.”
Leviticus 18 (KJ3) Back
1¶ And Jehovah spoke to Moses,
saying,
2 Speak to the sons of Israel and
say to them, I am Jehovah your God.
3 You shall not do according to
the doings of the land of Egypt in which you lived; and you shall not do
according to the doings of the land of Canaan to which I am bringing
you; nor shall you walk in their statutes.
4 You shall do My judgments and
you shall keep My statutes, to walk in them; I am Jehovah your God,
5 and you shall keep My statutes
and My judgments, which if a man any man do, he shall live by them. I am
Jehovah.
6¶ Not a man, any man, of
you shall draw near to any relative of his flesh to uncover their nakedness;
I am Jehovah.
7 You shall not uncover the
nakedness of your father or the nakedness of your mother; she is your
mother; you shall not uncover her nakedness.
8 You shall not uncover the
nakedness of your father’s wife; it is the nakedness of your father.
9 You shall not bare your sister’s
nakedness, the daughter of your father, or the daughter of your mother, born at
home, or born away; you shall not bare their nakedness.
10 You shall not uncover the
nakedness of your son’s daughter, or your daughter’s daughter; you shall not
uncover their nakedness, for theirs is your own nakedness.
11 The nakedness of the daughter of
your father’s wife, begotten by your father, she is your sister; you
shall not uncover her nakedness.
12 You shall not uncover the
nakedness of a sister of your father; she is a relative of your father.
13 You shall not uncover the
nakedness of your mother’s sister; for she is your mother’s relative.
14 You shall not uncover the
nakedness of your father’s brother; you shall not draw near to his wife; she is
your aunt.
15 You shall not uncover the
nakedness of your daughter-in-law; she is your son’s wife; you shall not
uncover her nakedness.
16 You shall not uncover the
nakedness of your brother’s wife; it is your brother’s nakedness.
17 You shall not uncover the
nakedness of a woman and her daughter; you shall not undertake to uncover her
son’s daughter, or her daughter’s daughter; they are her relatives; it is wickedness.
18 And you shall not take a wife
with her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other
in her lifetime.
19¶ And you shall not draw near to
uncover the nakedness of a woman in her menstrual impurity.
20 And you shall not give your
semen to your neighbor’s wife by lying with her, for uncleanness
with her.
21 And you shall not give your seed
to pass them through to Molech, and you shall not, pollute the name of your
God; I am Jehovah.
22 And you shall not lie with a
male as one lies with a woman; it is a perversion.
23 And you shall not give your
semen with any animal, for uncleanness with it. And a woman shall not stand
before an animal to lie down with it; it is a disgusting thing.
24 Do not defile yourself with all
these, for with all these the nations have been defiled, which I am casting
out before you;
25 and the land is defiled, and I
will visit its iniquity on it; and the land is vomiting out those living
in it;
26 and you, you shall keep My
statutes and My judgments, and shall not do any of all these disgusting
things; neither the native nor the alien who is staying in your midst.
27 For the men of the land who are
before you have done all these disgusting things, and the land is defiled,
28 lest the land vomit you out for
your defiling it, as it has vomited out the nation that was before you.
29 For anyone who does any of
these disgusting things, even the persons who are doing them, shall be
cut off from the midst of their people.
30 And you shall keep My charge, so
as not to do any of the customs, the disgusting things which were
committed before you; and you shall not defile yourselves with them; I am Jehovah
your God.
Leviticus 18 (NASB95) Back
1Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2“Speak
to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘I am the Lord your God. 3‘You
shall not do what is done in the land of Egypt where you lived, nor are you to
do what is done in the land of Canaan where I am bringing you; you shall not
walk in their statutes. 4‘You are to perform My judgments and keep My
statutes, to live in accord with them; I am the Lord your God. 5‘So you
shall keep My statutes and My judgments, by which a man may live if he does
them; I am the Lord. 6‘None of you shall approach any blood relative of
his to uncover nakedness; I am the Lord. 7‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of
your father, that is, the nakedness of your mother. She is your mother; you are
not to uncover her nakedness. 8‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your
father’s wife; it is your father’s nakedness. 9‘The nakedness of your sister, either your
father’s daughter or your mother’s daughter, whether born at home or born
outside, their nakedness you shall not uncover. 10‘The nakedness of your son’s daughter or
your daughter’s daughter, their nakedness you shall not uncover; for their
nakedness is yours. 11‘The nakedness of your father’s wife’s daughter,
born to your father, she is your sister, you shall not uncover her nakedness. 12‘You
shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s sister; she is your father’s
blood relative. 13‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your
mother’s sister, for she is your mother’s blood relative. 14‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of
your father’s brother; you shall not approach his wife, she is your aunt. 15‘You
shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law; she is your son’s
wife, you shall not uncover her nakedness. 16‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of
your brother’s wife; it is your brother’s nakedness. 17‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of a
woman and of her daughter, nor shall you take her son’s daughter or her
daughter’s daughter, to uncover her nakedness; they are blood relatives. It is
lewdness. 18‘You shall not marry a woman in addition to her
sister as a rival while she is alive, to uncover her nakedness. 19‘Also
you shall not approach a woman to uncover her nakedness during her menstrual
impurity. 20‘You shall not have intercourse with your
neighbor’s wife, to be defiled with her. 21‘You shall not give any of your offspring
to offer them to Molech, nor shall you profane the name of your God; I am the
Lord. 22‘You shall not lie with a male as one lies with a female; it is an
abomination. 23‘Also you shall not have intercourse with any
animal to be defiled with it, nor shall any woman stand before an animal to
mate with it; it is a perversion. 24‘Do not defile yourselves by any of these
things; for by all these the nations which I am casting out before you have
become defiled. 25‘For the land has become defiled, therefore I have
brought its punishment upon it, so the land has spewed out its inhabitants. 26‘But as
for you, you are to keep My statutes and My judgments and shall not do any of
these abominations, neither the native, nor the alien who sojourns among you 27(for
the men of the land who have been before you have done all these abominations,
and the land has become defiled); 28so that the land will not spew you out,
should you defile it, as it has spewed out the nation which has been before
you. 29‘For whoever does any of these abominations, those persons who do so shall
be cut off from among their people. 30‘Thus you are to keep My charge, that you
do not practice any of the abominable customs which have been practiced before
you, so as not to defile yourselves with them; I am the Lord your God.’ ”
Leviticus 18 (WEB) Back
1 Yahweh said to Moses,
2“Speak to the children of Israel, and say to
them, ‘I am Yahweh your God.
3 You shall not do as they do in the land of
Egypt, where you lived. You shall not do as they do in the land of Canaan,
where I am bringing you. You shall not follow their statutes.
4 You shall do my ordinances. You shall keep my
statutes and walk in them. I am Yahweh your God.
5 You shall therefore keep my statutes and my
ordinances, which if a man does, he shall live in them. I am Yahweh.
6 “ ‘None
of you shall approach any close relatives, to uncover their nakedness: I am
Yahweh.
7 “ ‘You
shall not uncover the nakedness of your father, nor the nakedness of your
mother: she is your mother. You shall not uncover her nakedness.
8 “ ‘You
shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s wife. It is your father’s
nakedness.
9 “ ‘You shall
not uncover the nakedness of your sister, the daughter of your father, or the
daughter of your mother, whether born at home or born abroad.
10 “ ‘You shall not uncover the
nakedness of your son’s daughter, or of your daughter’s daughter, even their nakedness;
for theirs is your own nakedness.
11 “ ‘You shall not uncover the
nakedness of your father’s wife’s daughter, conceived by your father, since she
is your sister.
12 “ ‘You shall not uncover the
nakedness of your father’s sister. She is your father’s near kinswoman.
13 “ ‘You shall not uncover the
nakedness of your mother’s sister, for she is your mother’s near kinswoman.
14 “ ‘You shall not uncover the
nakedness of your father’s brother. You shall not approach his wife. She is
your aunt.
15 “ ‘You shall not uncover the
nakedness of your daughter-in-law. She is your son’s wife. You shall not
uncover her nakedness.
16 “ ‘You shall not uncover the
nakedness of your brother’s wife. It is your brother’s nakedness.
17 “ ‘You shall not uncover the
nakedness of a woman and her daughter. You shall not take her son’s daughter,
or her daughter’s daughter, to uncover her nakedness. They are near kinswomen.
It is wickedness.
18 “ ‘You shall not take a wife in
addition to her sister, to be a rival, to uncover her nakedness, while her
sister is still alive.
19 “ ‘You shall not approach a woman
to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is impure by her uncleanness.
20 “ ‘You shall not lie carnally
with your neighbor’s wife, and defile yourself with her.
21 “ ‘You shall not give any of your
children as a sacrifice to Molech. You shall not profane the name of your God.
I am Yahweh.
22 “ ‘You shall not lie with a man,
as with a woman. That is detestable.
23 “ ‘You shall not lie with any
animal to defile yourself with it. No woman may give herself to an animal, to
lie down with it: it is a perversion.
24 “ ‘Don’t defile yourselves in any
of these things; for in all these the nations which I am casting out before you
were defiled.
25 The land was defiled. Therefore I punished
its iniquity, and the land vomited out her inhabitants.
26 You therefore shall keep my statutes and my
ordinances, and shall not do any of these abominations; neither the
native-born, nor the stranger who lives as a foreigner among you
27(for the men of the land that were before you
had done all these abominations, and the land became defiled);
28 that the land not vomit you out also, when
you defile it, as it vomited out the nation that was before you.
29 “ ‘For whoever shall do any of
these abominations, even the souls that do them shall be cut off from among
their people.
30 Therefore you shall keep my requirements,
that you do not practice any of these abominable customs which were practiced
before you, and that you do not defile yourselves with them. I am Yahweh your
God.’ ”
1 Corinthians 5:1 (ESV) Back
1It is actually reported that there is
sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is not tolerated even among
pagans, for a man has his father’s wife.
1 Corinthians 5:1 (KJ3) Back
1¶ Everywhere it is heard
that fornication is among you, and such fornication which is not named
among the heathen, so as for someone to have his father’s wife.
1 Corinthians 5:1 (NASB95) Back
1It is actually reported that there is
immorality among you, and immorality of such a kind as does not exist even
among the Gentiles, that someone has his father’s wife.
1 Corinthians 5:1 (WEB) Back
1 It is actually reported that there is
sexual immorality among you, and such sexual immorality as is not even named
among the Gentiles, that one has his father’s wife.
Amos 2:7 (ESV) Back
7those who trample the head of the poor
into the dust of the earth and turn aside the way of the afflicted; a man and
his father go in to the same girl, so that my holy name is profaned;
Amos 2:7 (KJ3) Back
7 panting for the dust of the
earth to be on the head of the poor one, and stretch out the way
of the humble one. And a man and his father will go in to the same
girl, in order to profane the name of My holiness.
Amos 2:7 (NASB95) Back
7“These who pant after the very dust of the
earth on the head of the helpless Also turn aside the way of the humble; And a
man and his father resort to the same girl In order to profane My holy name.
Amos 2:7 (WEB) Back
7 They
trample on the dust of the earth on the head of the poor,
Mark 6:18 (ESV) Back
18For John had been saying to Herod, “It is
not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”
Mark 6:18 (KJ3) Back
18 For John had said to Herod, It
is not lawful for you to have the wife of your brother.
Mark 6:18 (NASB95) Back
18For John had been saying to Herod, “It is
not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”
Mark 6:18 (WEB) Back
18 For John said to Herod, “It is not lawful
for you to have your brother’s wife.”
Leviticus 18:24–28 (ESV) Back
24“Do not make yourselves unclean by any of
these things, for by all these the nations I am driving out before you have
become unclean, 25and the land became unclean, so that I punished
its iniquity, and the land vomited out its inhabitants. 26But you shall keep my statutes and my
rules and do none of these abominations, either the native or the stranger who
sojourns among you 27(for the people of the land, who were before you,
did all of these abominations, so that the land became unclean), 28lest
the land vomit you out when you make it unclean, as it vomited out the nation
that was before you.
Leviticus 18:24-28 (KJ3) Back
24 Do not defile yourself with all
these, for with all these the nations have been defiled, which I am casting
out before you;
25 and the land is defiled, and I
will visit its iniquity on it; and the land is vomiting out those living
in it;
26 and you, you shall keep My
statutes and My judgments, and shall not do any of all these disgusting
things; neither the native nor the alien who is staying in your midst.
27 For the men of the land who are
before you have done all these disgusting things, and the land is defiled,
28 lest the land vomit you out for
your defiling it, as it has vomited out the nation that was before you.
Leviticus 18:24–28 (NASB95) Back
24‘Do not defile yourselves by any of these
things; for by all these the nations which I am casting out before you have
become defiled. 25‘For the land has become defiled, therefore I have
brought its punishment upon it, so the land has spewed out its inhabitants. 26‘But as
for you, you are to keep My statutes and My judgments and shall not do any of
these abominations, neither the native, nor the alien who sojourns among you 27(for
the men of the land who have been before you have done all these abominations,
and the land has become defiled); 28so that the land will not spew you out,
should you defile it, as it has spewed out the nation which has been before
you.
Leviticus 18:24-28 (WEB) Back
24 “ ‘Don’t defile yourselves in any
of these things; for in all these the nations which I am casting out before you
were defiled.
25 The land was defiled. Therefore I punished
its iniquity, and the land vomited out her inhabitants.
26 You therefore shall keep my statutes and my
ordinances, and shall not do any of these abominations; neither the
native-born, nor the stranger who lives as a foreigner among you
27(for the men of the land that were before you
had done all these abominations, and the land became defiled);
28 that the land not vomit you out also, when
you defile it, as it vomited out the nation that was before you.
Leviticus 20:19–21 (ESV) Back
19You shall not uncover the nakedness of
your mother’s sister or of your father’s sister, for that is to make naked
one’s relative; they shall bear their iniquity. 20If a man lies with his uncle’s wife, he
has uncovered his uncle’s nakedness; they shall bear their sin; they shall die
childless. 21If a man takes his brother’s wife, it is impurity.
He has uncovered his brother’s nakedness; they shall be childless.
Leviticus 20:19-21 (KJ3) Back
19 And you shall not uncover the
nakedness of your mother’s sister, nor of your father’s sister, because he has
made naked his near kin; they shall bear their iniquity.
20 If a man lies with his aunt, he
has uncovered the nakedness of his uncle; they shall bear their sin; they shall
die childless.
21 And if a man takes his brother’s
wife, it is an unclean thing; he has uncovered his brother’s nakedness;
they shall be childless.
Leviticus 20:19–21 (NASB95) Back
19‘You shall also not uncover the nakedness
of your mother’s sister or of your father’s sister, for such a one has made
naked his blood relative; they will bear their guilt. 20‘If there is a man who lies with his
uncle’s wife he has uncovered his uncle’s nakedness; they will bear their sin.
They will die childless. 21‘If there is a man who takes his brother’s
wife, it is abhorrent; he has uncovered his brother’s nakedness. They will be
childless.
Leviticus 20:19-21 (WEB) Back
19 “ ‘You shall not uncover the
nakedness of your mother’s sister, nor of your father’s sister, for he has made
his close relative naked. They shall bear their iniquity.
20 If a man lies with his uncle’s wife, he has
uncovered his uncle’s nakedness. They shall bear their sin. They shall die
childless.
21 “ ‘If a man takes his brother’s
wife, it is an impurity. He has uncovered his brother’s nakedness. They shall
be childless.
Ch. 24:5
Matthew 1:18–20 (ESV) Back
18Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place
in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they
came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. 19And her
husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to
divorce her quietly. 20But as he considered these things, behold, an
angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do
not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from
the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 1:18-20 (KJ3) Back
18¶ Now the birth of Jesus Christ
was this way (for His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph) before the
coming together of them, she was found having babe in womb of the Holy
Spirit.
19 But her husband, Joseph, being
just, and not willing to make her a public example, he purposed to put her away
secretly.
20 And as he was thinking
about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord was seen by him in a
dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your
wife. For that in her is generated of the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 1:18–20 (NASB95) Back
18Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as
follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came
together she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit. 19And
Joseph her husband, being a righteous man and not wanting to disgrace her,
planned to send her away secretly. 20But when he had considered this, behold,
an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David,
do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for the Child who has been
conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 1:18-20 (WEB) Back
18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was like
this: After his mother, Mary, was engaged to Joseph, before they came together,
she was found pregnant by the Holy Spirit.
19 Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man,
and not willing to make her a public example, intended to put her away
secretly.
20 But when he thought about these things,
behold,‡ an angel of the Lord appeared to him in
a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, don’t be afraid to take to yourself
Mary, your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 5:31–32 (ESV) Back
31“It was also said, ‘Whoever divorces his
wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.’ 32But I say to you that everyone who
divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit
adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
Matthew 5:31-32 (KJ3) Back
31 It was also said, Whoever puts
away his wife, “let him give her a bill of divorce.”†
32 But I say to you, Whoever puts
away his wife, apart from a matter of fornication, causes her to commit
adultery. And whoever shall marry the one put away commits adultery.
Matthew 5:31–32 (NASB95) Back
31“It was said, ‘Whoever sends his wife
away, let him give her a certificate of divorce’; 32but I say to you that everyone who
divorces his wife, except for the reason of unchastity, makes her commit
adultery; and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
Matthew 5:31-32 (WEB) Back
31 “It was also
said, ‘Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorce,’✡
32 but I tell you that whoever puts away his wife, except
for the cause of sexual immorality, makes her an adulteress; and whoever
marries her when she is put away commits adultery.
Matthew 19:9 (ESV) Back
9And I say to you: whoever divorces his
wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery.”
Matthew 19:9 (KJ3) Back
9 And I say to you, Whoever shall
dismiss his wife, if not for fornication, and shall marry another, that one commits
adultery. And the one marrying her having been dismissed commits
adultery.
Matthew 19:9 (NASB95) Back
9“And I say to you, whoever divorces his
wife, except for immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.”
Matthew 19:9 (WEB) Back
9 I tell you that whoever divorces his
wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and
he who marries her when she is divorced commits adultery.”
Romans 7:2–3 (ESV) Back
2For a married woman is bound by law to her
husband while he lives, but if her husband dies she is released from the law of
marriage. 3Accordingly, she will be called an adulteress if
she lives with another man while her husband is alive. But if her husband dies,
she is free from that law, and if she marries another man she is not an
adulteress.
Romans 7:2-3 (KJ3) Back
2 For the married woman was bound
by law to the living husband; but if the husband dies, she is set free from the
law of the husband.
3 So therefore, if the
husband is living, she will be called an adulteress if she becomes
another man’s. But if the husband dies, she is free from the law, so as for her
not to be an adulteress by becoming another man’s.
Romans 7:2–3 (NASB95) Back
2For the married woman is bound by law to
her husband while he is living; but if her husband dies, she is released from
the law concerning the husband. 3So then, if while her husband is living
she is joined to another man, she shall be called an adulteress; but if her
husband dies, she is free from the law, so that she is not an adulteress though
she is joined to another man.
Romans 7:2-3 (WEB) Back
2 For the woman that has a husband is bound by
law to the husband while he lives, but if the husband dies, she is discharged
from the law of the husband.
3 So then if, while the husband lives, she is
joined to another man, she would be called an adulteress. But if the husband
dies, she is free from the law, so that she is no adulteress, though she is
joined to another man.
Ch. 24:6
Matthew 19:8–9 (ESV) Back
8He said to them, “Because of your hardness
of heart Moses allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was
not so. 9And I say to you: whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality,
and marries another, commits adultery.”
Matthew 19:8-9 (KJ3) Back
8 He said to them, In view of your
hardheartedness, Moses allowed you to dismiss your wives. But from the
beginning it was not so.
9 And I say to you, Whoever shall
dismiss his wife, if not for fornication, and shall marry another, that one commits
adultery. And the one marrying her having been dismissed commits
adultery.
Matthew 19:8–9 (NASB95) Back
8He said to them, “Because of your hardness
of heart Moses permitted you to divorce your wives; but from the beginning it
has not been this way. 9“And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife,
except for immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.”
Matthew 19:8-9 (WEB) Back
8 He said to them, “Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, allowed you
to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it has not been so.
9 I tell you that whoever divorces his
wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and
he who marries her when she is divorced commits adultery.”
1 Corinthians 7:15 (ESV) Back
15But if the unbelieving partner separates,
let it be so. In such cases the brother or sister is not enslaved. God has
called you to peace.
1 Corinthians 7:15 (KJ3) Back
15 But if the unbelieving one separates,
let them be separated; the brother or the sister is not in bondage in
such matters; but God has called us in peace.
1 Corinthians 7:15 (NASB95) Back
15Yet if the unbelieving one leaves, let him
leave; the brother or the sister is not under bondage in such cases, but God
has called us to peace.
1 Corinthians 7:15 (WEB) Back
15 Yet if the unbeliever departs, let there be
separation. The brother or the sister is not under bondage in such cases, but
God has called us in peace.
Matthew 19:6 (ESV) Back
6So they are no longer two but one flesh.
What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.”
Matthew 19:6 (KJ3) Back
6 So that they are no longer two,
but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, let not man separate.
Matthew 19:6 (NASB95) Back
6“So they are no longer two, but one flesh.
What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate.”
Matthew 19:6 (WEB) Back
6 So that they are no more two, but one
flesh. What therefore God has joined together, don’t let man tear apart.”
Deuteronomy 24:1–4 (ESV) Back
1“When a man takes a wife and marries her,
if then she finds no favor in his eyes because he has found some indecency in
her, and he writes her a certificate of divorce and puts it in her hand and
sends her out of his house, and she departs out of his house, 2and if
she goes and becomes another man’s wife, 3and the latter man hates her and writes
her a certificate of divorce and puts it in her hand and sends her out of his
house, or if the latter man dies, who took her to be his wife, 4then her
former husband, who sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after
she has been defiled, for that is an abomination before the Lord. And you shall
not bring sin upon the land that the Lord your God is giving you for an
inheritance.
Deuteronomy 24:1-4 (KJ3) Back
1¶ When a man has taken a wife and
married her, and it happens that she finds no favor in his eyes because he has
found a thing of nakedness in her, and he writes her a bill of divorce and puts
it in her hand, and sends her out of his house;
2 and if she goes out from his
house and goes and becomes another man’s wife,
3 and the latter husband hates
her, and writes her a bill of divorce, and puts it in her hand, and
sends her out of his house or if the latter husband who took her to be his wife
dies;
4 her former husband who sent her
away is not to take her again to be his wife, after she is defiled. For
it is a disgusting thing before Jehovah, and you shall not cause the
land to sin which Jehovah your God is giving to you as an inheritance.
Deuteronomy 24:1–4 (NASB95) Back
1“When a man takes a wife and marries her,
and it happens that she finds no favor in his eyes because he has found some
indecency in her, and he writes her a certificate of divorce and puts it in her
hand and sends her out from his house, 2and she leaves his house and goes and
becomes another man’s wife, 3and if the latter husband turns against
her and writes her a certificate of divorce and puts it in her hand and sends
her out of his house, or if the latter husband dies who took her to be his
wife, 4then her former husband who sent her away is not allowed to take her again
to be his wife, since she has been defiled; for that is an abomination before
the Lord, and you shall not bring sin on the land which the Lord your God gives
you as an inheritance.
Deuteronomy 24:1-4 (WEB) Back
1 When a man takes a wife and marries
her, then it shall be, if she finds no favor in his eyes, because he has found
some unseemly thing in her, that he shall write her a certificate of divorce,
and put it in her hand, and send her out of his house.
2 When she has departed out of his house, she
may go and be another man’s wife.
3 If the latter husband hates her, and write
her a certificate of divorce, and puts it in her hand, and sends her out of his
house; or if the latter husband die, who took her to be his wife;
4 her former husband, who sent her away, may
not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled; for that is
abomination before Yahweh. You shall not cause the land to sin, which Yahweh
your God gives you for an inheritance.
Footnotes
Genesis 2:18 (ESV) Back
18Then the Lord God said, “It is not good
that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.”
Genesis 2:18 (KJ3) Back
18¶ And Jehovah God said, It is not
good, the man being alone. I will make a helper corresponding to him.
Genesis 2:18 (NASB95) Back
18Then the Lord God said, “It is not good
for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.”
Genesis 2:18 (WEB) Back
18 Yahweh God said, “It is not good for
the man to be alone. I will make him a helper comparable to‡ him.”
Leviticus 18:6 (ESV) Back
6“None of you shall approach any one of his
close relatives to uncover nakedness. I am the Lord.
Leviticus 18:6 (KJ3) Back
6¶ Not a man, any man, of
you shall draw near to any relative of his flesh to uncover their nakedness;
I am Jehovah.
Leviticus 18:6 (NASB95) Back
6‘None of you shall approach any blood
relative of his to uncover nakedness; I am the Lord.
Leviticus 18:6 (WEB) Back
6 “ ‘None
of you shall approach any close relatives, to uncover their nakedness: I am
Yahweh.
Leviticus 18:18 (ESV) Back
18And you shall not take a woman as a rival
wife to her sister, uncovering her nakedness while her sister is still alive.
Leviticus 18:18 (KJ3) Back
18 And you shall not take a wife
with her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other
in her lifetime.
Leviticus 18:18 (NASB95) Back
18‘You shall not marry a woman in addition
to her sister as a rival while she is alive, to uncover her nakedness.
Leviticus 18:18 (WEB) Back
18 “ ‘You shall not take a wife in
addition to her sister, to be a rival, to uncover her nakedness, while her
sister is still alive.
Deuteronomy 25:5–6 (ESV) Back
5“If brothers dwell together, and one of
them dies and has no son, the wife of the dead man shall not be married outside
the family to a stranger. Her husband’s brother shall go in to her and take her
as his wife and perform the duty of a husband’s brother to her. 6And the
first son whom she bears shall succeed to the name of his dead brother, that
his name may not be blotted out of Israel.
Deuteronomy 25:5-6 (KJ3) Back
5¶ If brothers live together, and
one of them dies, and has no son, the wife of the one who died shall not
go outside to a man, a stranger; her brother-in-law shall go in to her, and
take her to himself for a wife, and shall perform the duty of the levirate;
6 and it shall be, the first-born
which she bears shall rise up for his dead brother’s name, and his name shall
not be wiped out of Israel.
Deuteronomy 25:5–6 (NASB95) Back
5“When brothers live together and one of them
dies and has no son, the wife of the deceased shall not be married outside the
family to a strange man. Her husband’s brother shall go in to her and take her
to himself as wife and perform the duty of a husband’s brother to her. 6“It
shall be that the firstborn whom she bears shall assume the name of his dead
brother, so that his name will not be blotted out from Israel.
Deuteronomy 25:5-6 (WEB) Back
5 If brothers dwell together, and one of
them dies, and has no son, the wife of the dead shall not be married outside to
a stranger. Her husband’s brother shall go in to her, and take her as his wife,
and perform the duty of a husband’s brother to her.
6 It shall be that the firstborn whom she bears shall succeed in the name of his brother who is dead, that his name not be blotted out of Israel.