Leviticus 18:20

Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her.

Moreover thou shalt not {H5414} lie {H7903} carnally {H2233} with thy neighbour's {H5997} wife {H802}, to defile {H2930} thyself with her.

You are not to go to bed with your neighbor's wife and thus become unclean with her.

You must not lie carnally with your neighbor’s wife and thus defile yourself with her.

And thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbor’s wife, to defile thyself with her.

Commentary

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Cross-References

  • Exodus 20:14 (5 votes)

    Thou shalt not commit adultery.

  • Leviticus 20:10 (5 votes)

    ¶ And the man that committeth adultery with [another] man's wife, [even he] that committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.

  • 1 Corinthians 6:9 (4 votes)

    ¶ Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

  • Hebrews 13:4 (4 votes)

    Marriage [is] honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.

  • Matthew 5:27 (4 votes)

    Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:

  • Matthew 5:28 (4 votes)

    But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

  • Deuteronomy 5:18 (3 votes)

    Neither shalt thou commit adultery.