Deuteronomy 22:30 BSB

Deuteronomy 22:30

A man is not to marry his father’s wife, so that he will not dishonor his father’s marriage bed.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

A man shall not take his father’s wife, and shall not uncover his father’s skirt.

KJV

A man shall not take his father’s wife, nor discover his father’s skirt.

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Commentary

3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

A man shall not take his father's wife,.... Not marry her, whether his own mother, or a stepmother; or even, as Aben Ezra thinks, anyone that was deflowered by his father.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

And, probably, it is intended (as bishop Patrick notes) for a short memorandum to them carefully to observe all the laws there made against incestuous marriages, that being specified which is the most detestable of all; it is that of which the apostle says, It is not so much as named among the Gentiles, 1 Cor. v. 1 .

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

A man shall not take his father’s wife - This is to be understood as referring to the case of a stepmother. A man in his old age may have married a young wife, and on his dying, his son by a former wife may desire to espouse her: this the law prohibits. It was probably on pretense of having broken this law, that Solomon put his brother Adonijah to death, because he had desired to have his father’s concubine to wife, 1Ki 2:13-25.

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
לֹא־	lo'-	not	H3808 →
יִקַּ֥ח	yi.Kach	he will take	H3947 →
אִ֖ישׁ	'ish	a man	H376 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
אֵ֣שֶׁת	'E.shet	[the] wife of	H802 →
אָבִ֑יו	'a.Viv	father his	H1 →
וְלֹ֥א	ve.Lo'	and not	H3808 →
יְגַלֶּ֖ה	ye.ga.Leh	he will uncover	H1540 →
כְּנַ֥ף	ke.Naf	[the] skirt of	H3671 →
אָבִֽיו׃ ס	'a.Viv	father his	H1 →

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Where the connections lead

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Ezekiel 16:8
Then I passed by and saw you, and you were indeed old enough for love. So I spread My cloak over you and covered your nakedness. I pledged Myself to you, entered into a…
leads to
- Ruth 3:9
  “Who are you?” he asked. “I am your servant Ruth,” she replied. “Spread the corner of your garment over me, for you are a kinsman-redeemer.”
- Jeremiah 2:2–3
  “Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem that this is what the LORD says: ‘I remember the devotion of your youth, your love as a bride, how you followed Me in the wilderness,…
- Romans 5:8
  But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
- Isaiah 43:4
  Because you are precious and honored in My sight, and because I love you, I will give men in exchange for you and nations in place of your life.
Through
Leviticus 18:8
You must not have sexual relations with your father’s wife; it would dishonor your father.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 5:1
  It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is intolerable even among pagans: A man has his father’s wife.
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
- Leviticus 20:11
  If a man lies with his father’s wife, he has uncovered his father’s nakedness. Both must surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
1 Corinthians 5:1
It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is intolerable even among pagans: A man has his father’s wife.
leads to
- Leviticus 18:8
  You must not have sexual relations with your father’s wife; it would dishonor your father.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Revelation 21:8
  But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This…

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Where the connections lead

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06About Deuteronomy

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

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The walk

Related verses

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About Deuteronomy