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Leviticus 20:21

New International Version

21 “’If a man marries his brother’s wife, it is an act of impurity; he has dishonored his brother. They will be childless.

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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.

Christian Standard Bible

If a man marries his brother’s wife, it is impurity. He has violated the intimacy that belongs to his brother; they will be childless.

English Standard Version

If a man takes his brother’s wife, it is impurity. He has uncovered his brother’s nakedness; they shall be childless.

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 detestable; he has uncovered his brother’s nakedness. 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.

New Living Translation

“If a man marries his brother’s wife, it is an act of impurity. He has violated his brother, and the guilty couple will remain childless.

World English Bible

“‘If a man takes his brother’s wife, it is an impurity. He has uncovered his brother’s nakedness. They shall be childless.