Leviticus 18:20 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
`And unto the wife of thy fellow thou dost not give thy seed of copulation, for uncleanness with her.
English ASV
And thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbors wife, to defile thyself with her.
English Amplified
Moreover, you shall not lie carnally with your neighbor's wife, to defile yourself with her.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
Moreover, you shall not lie carnally with your neighbor's wife, to defile yourself with her.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
You must not lie carnally with your neighbor’s wife and thus defile yourself with her.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
You are not to have sexual intercourse with your neighbor’s wife, defiling yourself with her.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
And thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to become unclean with her.
English EASY 2024
Do not have sex with the wife of another man. You would become unclean.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
"You must not have sexual relations with your neighbor's wife. This will only make you filthy.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
And you shall not lie sexually with your neighbor's wife and so make yourself unclean with her.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
Do not have intercourse with another man's wife; that would make you ritually unclean.
English God's Word - GW 1995
Never have sexual intercourse with your neighbor's wife and become unclean with her.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
You are not to have sexual intercourse with your neighbor's wife, defiling yourself with her.
English KJV 1611
Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbor's wife, to defile thyself with her.
English LSB
And you shall not lie sexually with your neighbor’s wife, to be defiled with her.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
Moreover, you shall not have relations with your neighbor’s wife to defile yourself with her.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
'You shall not have intercourse with your neighbor's wife, to be defiled with her.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
You shall not have carnal relations with your neighbor's wife, defiling yourself with her.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
You must not have sexual intercourse with the wife of your fellow citizen to become unclean with her.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
" 'Do not have sex with your neighbor's wife. That would make you "unclean."
English NIV
"'Do not have sexual relations with your neighbor's wife and defile yourself with her.
English NKJ 1982
Moreover you shall not lie carnally with your neighbor’s wife, to defile yourself with her.
English NLT
"Do not defile yourself by having sexual intercourse with your neighbor's wife.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
You shall not have sexual relations with your kinsman's wife, and defile yourself with her.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
And you shall not lie carnally with your neighbor's wife, and defile yourself with her.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
nor with anyone else's wife, to defile yourself with her.
English Tyndale 1537
Thou shalt not lie with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her.