Treasury of Scripture Knowledge No man shall take his father's wife, nor remove his covering. Leviticus 27:20 And if he will not redeem it, but it be sold to any other man, he that vowed it, may not redeem it any more. Leviticus 18:8 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's wife: for it is the nakedness of thy father. Leviticus 20:11 If a man lie with his stepmother, and discover the nakedness of his father, let them both be put to death: their blood be upon them. 1 Corinthians 5:1,13 It is absolutely heard that there is fornication among you and such fornication as the like is not among the heathens: that one should have his father's wife. . . . discover Ruth 3:9 And he said to her: Who art thou ? And she answered: I am Ruth, thy handmaid: spread thy coverlet over thy servant, for thou art a near kinsman. Ezekiel 16:8 And I passed by thee, and saw thee: and behold thy time was the time of lovers: and I spread my garment over thee, and covered thy ignominy. and I swore to thee, and I entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord God: and thou becamest mine. Context Marriage Violations…29He that lay with her shall give to the father of the maid fifty sicles of silver, and shall have her to wife, because he hath humbled her: he may not put her away all the days of his life. 30No man shall take his father's wife, nor remove his covering. Cross References 1 Corinthians 5:1 It is absolutely heard that there is fornication among you and such fornication as the like is not among the heathens: that one should have his father's wife. Leviticus 18:8 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's wife: for it is the nakedness of thy father. Leviticus 20:11 If a man lie with his stepmother, and discover the nakedness of his father, let them both be put to death: their blood be upon them. Deuteronomy 22:29 He that lay with her shall give to the father of the maid fifty sicles of silver, and shall have her to wife, because he hath humbled her: he may not put her away all the days of his life. Deuteronomy 27:20 Cursed be he that lieth with his father's wife, and uncovereth his bed: and all the people shall say: Amen. Lexicon A manאִ֖ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person is not לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no to marry יִקַּ֥ח (yiq·qaḥ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3947: To take his father’s אָבִ֑יו (’ā·ḇîw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1: Father wife, אֵ֣שֶׁת (’ê·šeṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 802: Woman, wife, female so that he will not וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no dishonor יְגַלֶּ֖ה (yə·ḡal·leh) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1540: To denude, to exile, to reveal his father’s אָבִֽיו׃ (’ā·ḇîw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1: Father marriage bed. כְּנַ֥ף (kə·nap̄) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3671: An edge, extremity, a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacle Additional Translations A man is not to marry his father’s wife, so that he will not dishonor his father’s marriage bed.A man shall not take his father's wife, nor discover his father's skirt. A man shall not take his father's wife, and shall not uncover his father's skirt. A man shall not take his father's wife, and shall not uncover his father's skirt. A man shall not take his father's wife, nor uncover his father's skirt. A man shall not take his father's wife, and shall not uncover his father's skirt. A man shall not take his father's wife, nor discover his father's skirt. A man shall not take his father's wife, and shall not uncover his father's skirt. 'A man doth not take his father's wife, nor uncover his father's skirt. Jump to Previous Bed Discover Dishonor Marry Relations Sex Skirt Uncover WifeJump to Next Bed Discover Dishonor Marry Relations Sex Skirt Uncover WifeExternal Links Deuteronomy 22:30 NIVDeuteronomy 22:30 NLT Deuteronomy 22:30 ESV Deuteronomy 22:30 NASB Deuteronomy 22:30 ASV Deuteronomy 22:30 Bible Apps Deuteronomy 22:30 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 22:30 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 22:30 French Bible Deuteronomy 22:30 German Bible Alphabetical: A bed dishonor father's he his is man marry must not shall skirt so take that to uncover wife will OT Law: Deuteronomy 22:30 A man shall not take his father's (Deut. De Du) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |