Leviticus 20:9-11
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Family and Sexual Offenses
9 “If anyone curses his father or mother, he must be put to death.(A) He has cursed his father or mother; his blood is on his own hands.[a]
10 If a man commits adultery(B) with a married woman—if he commits adultery with his neighbor’s wife—both the adulterer and the adulteress must be put to death. 11 If a man sleeps with his father’s wife, he has shamed his father.(C) Both of them must be put to death; their blood is on their own hands.[b]
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- Leviticus 20:11 Lit on them
Leviticus 20:9-11
New International Version
9 “‘Anyone who curses their father(A) or mother(B) is to be put to death.(C) Because they have cursed their father or mother, their blood will be on their own head.(D)
10 “‘If a man commits adultery with another man’s wife(E)—with the wife of his neighbor—both the adulterer and the adulteress are to be put to death.(F)
11 “‘If a man has sexual relations with his father’s wife, he has dishonored his father.(G) Both the man and the woman are to be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.(H)
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