Leviticus 20:20

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18 ^aIf a man lies with a woman during her¹ sickness and uncovers her nakedness, he has² exposed her flow, and she has uncovered the flow of her blood. Both of them shall be³ cut off from their people.

19 ‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your ^amother’s sister nor of your ^bfather’s sister, for that would uncover his near of kin. They shall bear their guilt.

20 If a man lies with his ^auncle’s wife, he has uncovered his uncle’s nakedness. They shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.

21 If a man takes his ^abrother’s wife, it is an unclean thing. He has uncovered his brother’s nakedness. They shall be childless.

22 ‘You shall therefore keep all My ^astatutes and all My judgments, and perform them, that the land where I am bringing you to dwell ^bmay not vomit you out.

23 ^aAnd you shall not walk in the statutes of the nation which I am casting out before you; for they commit all these things, and ^btherefore I abhor them.

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John Wesley's Notes

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Leviticus 20:20

They shall die childless - Either shall be speedily cut off ere they can have a child by that incestuous conjunction; if this seem a less crime than most of the former incestuous mixtures, and therefore the magistrate forbear to punish it with death; yet they shall either have no children from such an unlawful bed, or their children shall die before them.

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