Leviticus 20:12
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If any man lie with his daughter in law: let both die, because they have done a heinous crime. Their blood be upon them.

lie

Leviticus 18:15 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: because she is thy son's wife, neither shalt thou discover her shame.

Genesis 38:16,18 And going to her, he said: Suffer me to lie with thee: for he knew her not to be his daughter-in-law. And she answered: What wilt thou give me to enjoy my company? . . .

Deuteronomy 27:23 Cursed be he that lieth with his mother-in-law: and all the people shall say: Amen.

confusion

Leviticus 18:23 Thou shalt not copulate with any beast: neither shalt thou be defiled with it. A woman shall not lie down to a beast, nor copulate with it: because it is a heinous crime.

Context
Punishments for Sexual Immorality
11If 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. 12If any man lie with his daughter in law: let both die, because they have done a heinous crime. Their blood be upon them.13If any one lie with a man as with a woman, both have committed an abomination: let them be put to death. Their blood be upon them.…
Cross References
Exodus 22:2
If a thief be found breaking open a house or undermining it, and be wounded so as to die: he that slew him shall not be guilty of blood.

Leviticus 18:15
Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: because she is thy son's wife, neither shalt thou discover her shame.

Lexicon
If a man
וְאִ֗ישׁ (wə·’îš)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person

lies
יִשְׁכַּב֙ (yiš·kaḇ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7901: To lie down

with
אֶת־ (’eṯ-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among

his daughter-in-law,
כַּלָּת֔וֹ (kal·lā·ṯōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3618: Daughter-in-law, bride

both
שְׁנֵיהֶ֑ם (šə·nê·hem)
Number - mdc | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8147: Two (a cardinal number)

must surely
מ֥וֹת (mō·wṯ)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute
Strong's Hebrew 4191: To die, to kill

be put to death.
יוּמְת֖וּ (yū·mə·ṯū)
Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4191: To die, to kill

They have acted
עָשׂ֖וּ (‘ā·śū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make

perversely;
תֶּ֥בֶל (te·ḇel)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8397: Mixture, unnatural bestiality

their blood
דְּמֵיהֶ֥ם (də·mê·hem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed

[is] upon them.
בָּֽם׃ (bām)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew


Additional Translations
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.And if a man lie with his daughter in law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have worked confusion; their blood shall be on them.

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.

And if any one should lie with his daughter-in-law, let them both be put to death; for they have wrought impiety, they are guilty.

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

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.

And if a man shall 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.

"'If a man lies with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have committed a perversion; their blood shall be upon them.

And a man who lieth with his daughter-in-law -- both of them are certainly put to death; confusion they have made; their blood is on them.
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