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They are responsible for their own death. <p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The man who lies with his father’s wife has uncovered his father’s nakedness; both of them shall be put to death; their blood is upon them.<p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cevd/leviticus/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Having sex with one of your father's wives disgraces him. So both you and the woman will be put to death, just as you deserve. <p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/20.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />If a man disgraces his father by lying with his father’s wife, the two of them shall be put to death; their bloodguilt is upon them.<p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drbc/leviticus/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />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.<div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../leviticus/18-8.htm">Leviticus 18:8</a> Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's wife: for it is the nakedness of thy father.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../deuteronomy/27-20.htm">Deuteronomy 27:20,23</a> Cursed be he that lieth with his father's wife, and uncovereth his bed: and all the people shall say: Amen. . . . </p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../amos/2-7.htm">Amos 2:7</a> They bruise the heads of the poor upon the dust of the earth, and turn aside the way of the humble: and the son and his father have gone to the same young woman, to profane my holy name.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../1_corinthians/5-1.htm">1 Corinthians 5:1</a> 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.</p><p class="hdg">their</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../leviticus/20-9.htm">Leviticus 20:9</a> He that curseth his father, or mother, dying let him die. He hath cursed his father, and mother: let his blood be upon him.</p></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/drbc/leviticus/20.htm">Punishments for Sexual Immorality</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10</span>If any man commit adultery with the wife of another, and defile his neighbour's wife: let them be put to death, both the adulterer and the adulteress. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl">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.</span><span class="reftext">12</span>If any man lie with his daughter in law: let both die, because they have done a heinous crime. Their blood be upon them.…<div class="vheading2">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="../leviticus/18-7.htm">Leviticus 18:7</a></span><br />Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother: she is thy mother, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../leviticus/18-8.htm">Leviticus 18:8</a></span><br />Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's wife: for it is the nakedness of thy father.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../deuteronomy/22-30.htm">Deuteronomy 22:30</a></span><br />No man shall take his father's wife, nor remove his covering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../deuteronomy/27-20.htm">Deuteronomy 27:20</a></span><br />Cursed be he that lieth with his father's wife, and uncovereth his bed: and all the people shall say: Amen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><div class="vheading2">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/20-9.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-9.htm">Bloodguiltiness</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-10.htm">Death</a> <a href="/james/2-6.htm">Dishonored</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-14.htm">Father's</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-27.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-20.htm">Lies</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-19.htm">Nakedness</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-10.htm">Relations</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-10.htm">Sex</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-29.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-20.htm">Sleeps</a> <a href="/exodus/22-2.htm">ss</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-10.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-45.htm">Uncovered</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-10.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/20-12.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-12.htm">Bloodguiltiness</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-12.htm">Death</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-20.htm">Dishonored</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-17.htm">Father's</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-12.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-12.htm">Lies</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-17.htm">Nakedness</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-12.htm">Relations</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-12.htm">Sex</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-14.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-12.htm">Sleeps</a> <a href="/job/15-16.htm">ss</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-12.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-17.htm">Uncovered</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-12.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/20-11.htm">Leviticus 20:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/20-11.htm">Leviticus 20:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/20-11.htm">Leviticus 20:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/20-11.htm">Leviticus 20:11 NASB</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/20-11.htm">Leviticus 20:11 Bible Apps</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/20-11.htm">Leviticus 20:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/20-11.htm">Leviticus 20:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/20-11.htm">Leviticus 20:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="//bibeltext.com/leviticus/20-11.htm">Leviticus 20:11 German Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span>Alphabetical: a and be blood bloodguiltiness Both death dishonored father father's has he heads his If is lies man must nakedness of on own put shall sleeps surely the their them there to uncovered upon who wife will with woman<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="https://biblehub.com/leviticus/20-11.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 20:11 The man who lies with his father's (Le Lv Lev.) 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