Leviticus Chapter 20 verse 21 Holy Bible

ASV Leviticus 20:21

And if a man shall take his brother's wife, it is impurity: he hath uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless.
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BBE Leviticus 20:21

And if a man takes his brother's wife, it is an unclean act; he has put shame on his brother; they will have no children.
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DARBY Leviticus 20:21

And if a man take his brother's wife, it is an unclean thing: he hath uncovered his brother's nakedness: they shall be childless.
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KJV Leviticus 20:21

And if a man shall take his brother's wife, it is an unclean thing: he hath uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless.
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WBT Leviticus 20:21

And if a man shall take his brother's wife, it is an unclean thing: he hath uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless.
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WEB Leviticus 20:21

"'If a man takes his brother's wife, it is an impurity: he has uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless.
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YLT Leviticus 20:21

`And a man who taketh his brother's wife -- it `is' impurity; the nakedness of his brother he hath uncovered; childless they are.
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Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(21) His brother's wife.--See Leviticus 18:16.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewIf a manוְאִ֗ישׁ (wə·’îš)Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 376: A man as an individual, a male personmarriesיִקַּ֛ח (yiq·qaḥ)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 3947: To takehis brother’sאָחִ֖יו (’ā·ḥîw)Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 251: A brother, )wife,אֵ֥שֶׁת (’ê·šeṯ)Noun - feminine singular constructStrong's 802: Woman, wife, femaleitהִ֑וא (hî)Pronoun - third person feminine singularStrong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, areis an act of impurity.נִדָּ֣ה (nid·dāh)Noun - feminine singularStrong's 5079: Rejection, impurity, personal, moralHe has uncoveredגִּלָּ֖ה (gil·lāh)Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 1540: To denude, to exile, to revealthe nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת (‘er·waṯ)Noun - feminine singular constructStrong's 6172: Nakednessof his brother;אָחִ֛יו (’ā·ḥîw)Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 251: A brother, )they shall beיִהְיֽוּ׃ (yih·yū)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralStrong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, bechildless.עֲרִירִ֥ים (‘ă·rî·rîm)Adjective - masculine pluralStrong's 6185: Bare, destituteJump to PreviousAbhorrent Act Brother's Childless Children Dishonored Impurity Marries Nakedness Shame Unclean Uncovered Wife