Leviticus 20:11 — Compare Translations

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

`And a man who lieth with his father`s wife -- the nakedness of his father he hath uncovered -- both of them are certainly put to death; their blood [is] on them.

English ASV

And the man that lieth with his fathers wife hath uncovered his fathers nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

English Amplified

And the man who lies carnally with his father's wife has uncovered his father's nakedness; both of the guilty ones shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon their own heads.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And the man who lies carnally with his father's wife has uncovered his father's nakedness; both of the guilty ones shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon their own heads.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

If a man lies with his father’s wife, he has uncovered his father’s nakedness. Both must surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

If a man sleeps with his father’s wife, he has violated the intimacy that belongs to his father. Both of them must be put to death; their death is their own fault.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And a man that lieth with his father's wife hath uncovered his father's nakedness: both of them shall certainly be put to death; their blood is upon them.

English EASY 2024

If a man has sex with his father's wife, he has caused his father to be ashamed. You must punish both of them with death. They deserve to die for their sin.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

If a man has sexual relations with his father's wife, both the man and the woman must be put to death. They are responsible for their own death. It is as if that man had sexual relations with his father!

If a man lies with his father's wife, he has uncovered his father's nakedness; both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

A man who has intercourse with one of his father's wives disgraces his father, and both he and the woman shall be put to death. They are responsible for their own death.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Whoever has sexual intercourse with his father's wife has violated his father's marriage. Both he and his father's wife must be put to death. They deserve to die.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

If a man sleeps with his father's wife, he has shamed his father. Both of them must be put to death; their blood is on their own hands.

English KJV 1611

And the man that lieth with his father's wife hath uncovered his father's nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

English LSB

If there is a man who lies with his father’s wife, he has uncovered his father’s nakedness; both of them shall surely be put to death. Their bloodguiltiness is upon them.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

If a man lies with his father’s wife, he has exposed his father’s nakedness. Both of them shall surely be put to death. Their blood guilt shall be upon them.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

'If there is a man who lies with his father's wife, he has uncovered his father's nakedness; both of them shall surely be put to death, their bloodguiltiness is upon them.

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

If a man disgraces his father by lying with his father's wife, both the man and his stepmother shall be put to death; they have forfeited their lives.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

If a man has sexual intercourse with his father’s wife, he has exposed his father’s nakedness. Both of them must be put to death; their blood guilt is on themselves.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

" 'Suppose a man has sex with his father's wife. Then he has brought shame on his father. The man and the woman must be put to death. Anything that happens to them will be their own fault.

English NIV

"'If a man sleeps with his father's wife, he has dishonored his father. Both the man and the woman must be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.

English NKJ 1982

The man who lies with his father’s wife has uncovered his father’s nakedness; both of them shall surely be put to death. Their blood shall be upon them.

English NLT

If a man has intercourse with his father's wife, both the man and the woman must die, for they are guilty of a capital offense.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

The man who lies with his father's wife has uncovered his father's nakedness; both of them shall be put to death; their blood is upon them.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

The man who lies with his father's wife has uncovered his father's nakedness; both of them shall be put to death, their blood is upon them.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

If a man sleeps with his father's wife, he has defiled what is his father's; both the man and the woman must die, for it is their own fault.

English Tyndale 1537

If a man lie with his father's wife and uncover his father's secrets, they shall both die for it, their blood be upon their heads.