Verse Comparison: Leviticus 20:21

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American Standard Version
And if a man shall take his brother's wife, it is impurity: he hath uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless.

Amplified® Bible
And if a man shall take his brother's wife, it is impurity; he has uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless [not literally, but in a legal sense].

Contemporary English Version
And if you marry your sister-in-law, neither of you will ever have any children.

Darby English Version
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.

Good News Bible
If a man takes his brother's wife, they will die childless. He has done a ritually unclean thing and has disgraced his brother.

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
`If {there is} a man who takes his brother's wife, it is abhorrent; he has uncovered his brother's nakedness. They will be childless.

New International Version
" 'If a man marries his brother's wife, it is an act of impurity; he has dishonored his brother. They will be childless.

New King James Version
If a man takes his brother’s wife, it is an unclean thing. He has uncovered his brother’s nakedness. They shall be childless.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
' If a man takes his brother's wife, it has become abhorrent; he has uncovered his brother's nakedness. They will remain childless.

Revised Standard Version
If a man takes his brother's wife, it is impurity; he has uncovered his brother's nakedness, they shall be childless.

Young's Literal Translation
`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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