Leviticus 18:18-20

New International Version

¹⁸“‘Do not take your wife’s sister^(A) as a rival wife and have sexual relations with her while your wife is living.

¹⁹“‘Do not approach a woman to have sexual relations during the uncleanness^(B) of her monthly period.^(C)

²⁰“‘Do not have sexual relations with your neighbor’s wife^(D) and defile yourself with her.

Leviticus 18:18-20

King James Version

¹⁸Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life time.

¹⁹Also thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness.

²⁰Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her.

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Leviticus 18:18-20

New King James Version

¹⁸Nor shall you take a woman ^(A)as a rival to her sister, to uncover her nakedness while the other is alive.

¹⁹‘Also you shall not approach a woman to uncover her nakedness as ^(B)long as she is in her ^(C)customary impurity. ²⁰^(D)Moreover you shall not lie carnally with your ^(E)neighbor’s wife, to defile yourself with her.

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Leviticus 18:18-20

English Standard Version

¹⁸And you shall not take a woman as a ^(A)rival wife to her sister, uncovering her nakedness ^(B)while her sister is still alive.

¹⁹^(C)“You shall not approach a woman to uncover her nakedness while she is in her menstrual uncleanness. ²⁰^(D)And you shall not lie sexually with your neighbor's wife and so make yourself unclean with her.

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