30 A man is not to marry his father's wife; he must not dishonor his father's bed.[1]

Other Translations of Deuteronomy 22:30

King James Version

30 A man shall not take his father's wife, nor discover his father's skirt.

English Standard Version

30 Ch 23:1 in Hebrew "A man shall not take his father's wife, so that he does not uncover his father's nakedness.Hebrew uncover his father's skirt

The Message

30 A man may not marry his father's ex-wife - that would violate his father's rights.

New King James Version

30 "A man shall not take his father's wife, nor uncover his father's bed.

New Living Translation

30 "A man must not marry his father's former wife, for this would violate his father.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Deuteronomy 22:30

Commentary on Deuteronomy 22:13-30

(Read Deuteronomy 22:13-30)

These and the like regulations might be needful then, and yet it is not necessary that we should curiously examine respecting them. The laws relate to the seventh commandment, laying a restraint upon fleshly lusts which war against the soul.