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


In Context

15 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter in law: she is your son's wife; you shall not uncover her nakedness.

16 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother's wife: it is your brother's nakedness.

17 You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, neither shall you take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness; for they are her near kinswomen: it is wickedness.

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

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

20 Moreover you shall not lie carnally with your neighbor's wife, to defile yourself with her.

Leviticus 18:18 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

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

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

18:18" 'Do not take your wife's sister as a rival wife and have sexual relations with her while your wife is living.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

18:18Thou shalt not take thy wife's sister for a harlot, to rival her, neither shalt thou discover her nakedness, while she is yet living.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

18:18And thou shalt not take a wife to her sister, to be a rival to her , to uncover her nakedness, besides the other in her life-time.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:18And thou shalt not take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness beside her, during her life.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

18:18And thou shalt not take a woman to her sister, to be a rival to her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life time.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:18|'You shall not take a wife to her sister, to be a rival, to uncover her nakedness, while her sister is yet alive.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

18:18'And a woman unto another thou dost not take, to be an adversary, to uncover her nakedness beside her, in her life.