Leviticus 18:8 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

`The nakedness of the wife of thy father thou dost not uncover; it [is] the nakedness of thy father.

English ASV

The nakedness of thy fathers wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy fathers nakedness.

English Amplified

The nakedness of your father's wife you shall not uncover; it is your father's nakedness.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

The nakedness of your father's wife you shall not uncover; it is your father's nakedness.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

You must not have sexual relations with your father’s wife; it would dishonor your father.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

You are not to have sex with your father’s wife; she is your father’s family.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father's nakedness.

English EASY 2024

Do not have sex with any wife of your father. Your father would be ashamed.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

You must not have sexual relations with your father's wife, even if she is not your mother, because that is like having sexual relations with your father.

You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's wife; it is your father's nakedness.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Do not disgrace your father by having intercourse with any of his other wives.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Never have sexual intercourse with your stepmother. She is related to you through your father.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

You are not to have sex with your father's wife; it will shame your father.

English KJV 1611

The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father's nakedness.

English LSB

You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s wife; it is your father’s nakedness.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

You shall not have relations with your father’s wife, for this exposes your father’s nakedness.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's wife; it is your father's nakedness.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

You shall not have intercourse with your father's wife, for that would be a disgrace to your father.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

You must not have sexual intercourse with your father’s wife; she is your father’s nakedness.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

" 'Do not have sex with any other wife of your father. That would bring shame on your father.

English NIV

"'Do not have sexual relations with your father's wife; that would dishonor your father.

English NKJ 1982

The nakedness of your father’s wife you shall not uncover; it is your father’s nakedness.

English NLT

Do not have sexual intercourse with any of your father's wives, for this would violate your father.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's wife; it is the nakedness of your father.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's wife; it is your father's nakedness.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

nor any other of your father's wives.

English Tyndale 1537

The secrets of thy father's wife shalt thou not discover, for they are thy father's secrets.

Leviticus 18:8 — Compare Translations