Leviticus 18:15
New International Version
“’Do not have sexual relations with your daughter-in-law. She is your son’s wife; do not have relations with her.

New Living Translation
“Do not have sexual relations with your daughter-in-law; she is your son’s wife, so you must not have sexual relations with her.

English Standard Version
You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law; she is your son’s wife, you shall not uncover her nakedness.

Berean Standard Bible
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.

King James Bible
Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: she is thy son's wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

New King James Version
You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law—she is your son’s wife—you shall not uncover her nakedness.

New American Standard Bible
You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law. She is your son’s wife; you shall not uncover her nakedness.

NASB 1995
‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law; she is your son’s wife, you shall not uncover her nakedness.

NASB 1977
‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law; she is your son’s wife, you shall not uncover her nakedness.

Legacy Standard Bible
You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law; she is your son’s wife; you shall not uncover her nakedness.

Amplified Bible
You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law; she is your son’s wife. You shall not uncover her nakedness.

Christian Standard Bible
You are not to have sexual intercourse with your daughter-in-law. She is your son’s wife; you are not to have sex with her.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You are not to have sexual intercourse with your daughter-in-law. She is your son’s wife; you are not to have sex with her.

American Standard Version
Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter-in-law: she is thy son's wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Do not reveal the nakedness of your daughter in law, because she is the wife of your son; do not reveal her nakedness.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter-in-law, for she is thy son's wife, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

Contemporary English Version
Don't have sex with your daughter-in-law

Douay-Rheims Bible
Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: because she is thy son's wife, neither shalt thou discover her shame.

English Revised Version
Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: she is thy son's wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Never have sexual intercourse with your daughter-in-law. She is your son's wife. Never have sexual intercourse with her.

Good News Translation
Do not have intercourse with your daughter-in-law

International Standard Version
"You are not to expose the nakedness of your daughter-in-law. She's the wife of your son. You are not to have sexual relations with her.

JPS Tanakh 1917
Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter-in-law: she is thy son' wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

Literal Standard Version
You do not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law; she [is] your son’s wife; you do not uncover her nakedness.

Majority Standard Bible
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.

New American Bible
You shall not have intercourse with your daughter-in-law; she is your son’s wife; you shall not have intercourse with her.

NET Bible
You must not have sexual intercourse with your daughter-in-law; she is your son's wife. You must not have intercourse with her.

New Revised Standard Version
You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law: she is your son’s wife; you shall not uncover her nakedness.

New Heart English Bible
"'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law: she is your son's wife. You shall not uncover her nakedness.

Webster's Bible Translation
Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter-in-law: she is thy son's wife, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

World English Bible
“‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law. She is your son’s wife. You shall not uncover her nakedness.

Young's Literal Translation
The nakedness of thy daughter-in-law thou dost not uncover; she is thy son's wife; thou dost not uncover her nakedness.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Unlawful Sexual Relations
14You must not dishonor your father’s brother by approaching his wife to have sexual relations with her; she is your aunt. 15You 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. 16You must not have sexual relations with your brother’s wife; that would shame your brother.…

Cross References
Leviticus 20:12
If a man lies with his daughter-in-law, both must surely be put to death. They have acted perversely; their blood is upon them.

Ezekiel 22:11
One 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.


Treasury of Scripture

You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter in law: she is your son's wife; you shall not uncover her nakedness.

Leviticus 20:12
And if a man lie with his daughter in law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood shall be upon them.

Genesis 38:18,19,26
And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that is in thine hand. And he gave it her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him…

Ezekiel 22:11
And one hath committed abomination with his neighbour's wife; and another hath lewdly defiled his daughter in law; and another in thee hath humbled his sister, his father's daughter.

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(15) Thy daughter-in-law.--The legislators in the time of Christ defined this prohibition as applicable not only to cases where marriage between them had actually been consummated, but to cases where the maiden had only been espoused, or when the daughter-in-law had been divorced by the son, or had become a widow. For an offence of this kind both parties were punished with death. (See Leviticus 20:12.) Other nations regarded such alliances with the same abhorrence. (See Koran, 4:27.)



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
You must not
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

have sexual relations with
עֶרְוַ֥ת (‘er·waṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 6172: Nakedness

your daughter-in-law.
כַּלָּֽתְךָ֖ (kal·lā·ṯə·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 3618: Daughter-in-law, bride

She
הִ֔וא (hî)
Pronoun - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

is your son’s
בִּנְךָ֙ (bin·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 1121: A son

wife;
אֵ֤שֶׁת (’ê·šeṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female

you are not
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

to have sexual relations with
תְגַלֶּ֖ה (ṯə·ḡal·leh)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 1540: To denude, to exile, to reveal

her.
עֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃ (‘er·wā·ṯāh)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 6172: Nakedness


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