Deuteronomy 27:20 KJV — MannaFest

Deuteronomy 27:20

Cursed be he that lieth with his father’s wife; because he uncovereth his father’s skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen.

KJV

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ASV

Cursed be he that lieth with his father’s wife, because he hath uncovered his father’s skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen.

WEB

‘Cursed is he who sleeps with his father’s wife, for he has violated his father’s marriage bed.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’

YLT

`Cursed is he who is lying with his father's wife, for he hath uncovered his father's skirt, --and all the people have said, Amen.

DBT

Cursed be he that lieth with his father's wife; for he uncovereth his father's skirt! And all the people shall say, Amen.

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Deuteronomy — Moses' farewell sermons on the plains of Moab. The covenant renewed for the generation about to cross — with the Shema at its heart and Moses' song on its lips.

Author: Moses — the sermons on the plains of Moab; ch. 34 (his death) traditionally attributed to Joshua
Date: The final weeks of Moses' life on the plains of Moab, c. 15th–13th century BC

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11 verses on the floor

Genesis 49:4
Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father’s bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch.
Deuteronomy 22:30
A man shall not take his father’s wife, nor discover his father’s skirt.
Leviticus 18:8
The nakedness of thy father’s wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father’s nakedness.
1 Corinthians 5:1
It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father’s wife.
Leviticus 20:11
And the man that lieth with his father’s wife hath uncovered his father’s nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

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These crimes not only exposed men to the sword of the magistrate ( Lev. xx. 11 ), but, which is more dreadful, to the wrath of God; bestiality likewise,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

10 Thou shalt therefore obey the voice of the L ORD thy God, and do his commandments and his statutes, which I command thee this day. A general charge to the people to keep God's commandments; for in vain did they know them, unless they would do them. This is pressed upon them, 1.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page.

DEU 27:201CO 5:1 LEV 18:8
Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
DEU 27:20DEU 22:30 1CO 5:1
Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
DEU 27:20LEV 18:8 LEV 20:11
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
DEU 27:201CO 5:1 REV 21:8
DEU 27:201CO 5:1 REV 2:21
DEU 27:20GEN 35:22 1CH 5:1
DEU 27:201CO 5:1 COL 3:5
DEU 27:201CO 5:1 EPH 5:3

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