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


In Context

15 The nakedness of thy daughter-in-law shalt thou not uncover: she is thy son's wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

16 The nakedness of thy brother's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy brother's nakedness.

17 The nakedness of a woman and her daughter shalt thou not uncover; thou shalt not take her son's daughter, nor her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness: they are her near relations: it is wickedness.

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

19 And thou shalt not approach a woman in the separation of her uncleanness to uncover her nakedness.

20 And thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to become unclean 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 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.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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