Leviticus 20:19 BSB

Leviticus 20:19

You must not have sexual relations with the sister of your mother or your father, for it is exposing one’s own kin; both shall bear their iniquity.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother’s sister, nor of thy father’s sister; for he hath made naked his near kin: they shall bear their iniquity.

KJV

And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother’s sister, nor of thy father’s sister: for he uncovereth his near kin: they shall bear their iniquity.

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Commentary

1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Nay it is said, They shall bear their iniquity, that is, though they be not immediately cut off by the hand either of God or man for this sin, yet the guilt of it shall lie upon them, to be reckoned for another day, and not be purged with sacrifice or offering.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְעֶרְוַ֨ת	ve.'er.Vat	and [the] nakedness of	H6172 →
אֲח֧וֹת	'a.Chot	[the] sister of	H269 →
אִמְּךָ֛	'i.me.Kha	mother your	H517 →
וַאֲח֥וֹת	va.'a.Chot	and [the] sister of	H269 →
אָבִ֖יךָ	'a.Vi.kha	father your	H1 →
לֹ֣א	lo'	not	H3808 →
תְגַלֵּ֑ה	te.ga.Leh	you will uncover	H1540 →
כִּ֧י	ki	for	H3588 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
שְׁאֵר֛וֹ	she.'e.Ro	relative his	H7607 →
הֶעֱרָ֖ה	he.'e.Rah	he has made naked	H6168 →
עֲוֹנָ֥ם	'a.vo.Nam	iniquity their	H5771 →
יִשָּֽׂאוּ׃	yi.Sa.'u	they will bear	H5375 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk7

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Exodus 6:20
And Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed, and she bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years.
leads to
- Numbers 26:59
  and Amram’s wife was named Jochebed. She was also a daughter of Levi, born to Levi in Egypt. To Amram she bore Aaron, Moses, and their sister Miriam.
- Exodus 2:1–2
  Now a man of the house of Levi married a daughter of Levi,
- Exodus 6:18
  The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath lived 133 years.
- Exodus 6:16
  These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.
Through
Leviticus 18:6
None of you are to approach any close relative to have sexual relations. I am the LORD.
leads to
- Leviticus 20:17–21
  If a man marries his sister, whether the daughter of his father or of his mother, and they have sexual relations, it is a disgrace. They must be cut off in the sight of…
- Leviticus 18:7–19
  You must not expose the nakedness of your father by having sexual relations with your mother. She is your mother; you must not have sexual relations with her.
- Leviticus 20:11–12
  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.

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Moses and Aaron Appear before Pharaoh — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

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Where the connections lead

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