Verse Comparison: Leviticus 18:18
American Standard Version
And 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.
Amplified® Bible
You must not marry a woman in addition to her sister, to be a rival to her, having sexual relations with the second sister when the first one is alive.
Contemporary English Version
As long as your wife is alive, don't cause trouble for her by taking one of her sisters as a second wife.
Darby English Version
And thou shalt not take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness beside her, during her life.
Good News Bible
Do not take your wife's sister as one of your wives, as long as your wife is living.
King James Version
Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life time.
New American Standard Bible
`You shall not marry a woman in addition to her sister as a rival while she is alive, to uncover her nakedness.
New International Version
" 'Do not take your wife's sister as a rival wife and have sexual relations with her while your wife is living.
New King James Version
Nor shall you take a woman as a rival to her sister, to uncover her nakedness while the other is alive.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
'You shall not marry a woman after you have first married her sister as a rival while she lives, to uncover her nakedness.
Revised Standard Version
And you shall not take a woman as a rival wife to her sister, uncovering her nakedness while her sister is yet alive.
Young's Literal Translation
`And a woman unto another thou dost not take, to be an adversary, to uncover her nakedness beside her, in her life.
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